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" Understanding health policy : "
Thomas S. Bodenheimer, Kevin Grumbach
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BL
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713343
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b535532
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| Main Entry
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Bodenheimer, Thomas
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| Title & Author
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Understanding health policy : : a clinical approach /\ Thomas S. Bodenheimer, Kevin Grumbach
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| Edition Statement
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5th ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: McGraw-Hill Medical,, c2009
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vii, 222 p. :: ill
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| ISBN
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0071496068
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: 9780071496063
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| Notes
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"A Lange medical book."
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction: the paradox of excess and deprivation -- Paying for health care -- Access to health care -- Reimbursing health care providers -- How health care is organized-I -- How health care is organized-II -- The health care workforce and the education of health professionals -- Painful versus painless cost control -- Mechanisms for controlling costs -- Quality of health care -- Prevention of illness -- Long-term care -- Medical ethics and rationing of health care -- Health care in four nations -- National health insurance -- Conflict and change and America's health care system -- Conclusion: tensions and challenges -- Questions and discussion topics
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| Abstract
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"Understanding Health Policy is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject--and it's the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable.\\. . \Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare.\\Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key points. \Detailed treatment of both U.S. and international issues. \A complete chapter of review questions . \NEW Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physicians. \NEW Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industry. \NEW Brand-new chapter on the medical education system"
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Medical care-- United States
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Medical policy-- United States
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Health Policy-- United States
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Health Care Costs-- United States
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Health Care Rationing-- United States
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National Health Insurance, United States-- United States
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Grumbach, Kevin
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