BookManish K. Sethi, William H. Frist, editors.
Contents:
Understanding the basics I. The history of health care in the United States pre-1965 / Alexander Ding
Medicare and its evolution to 2011 / Kevin J. Bozic and Benedict U. Nwachukwu
Medicaid and the state children's health insurance program / Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Jordan C. Apfeld, and Manish K. Sethi
Breaking down health care insurance from HMO to PPO and beyond / David Polakoff and Audrey Smolkin
Understanding quality and cost from a health policy perspective / Jason D. Keune and Bruce Lee Hall
Understanding the basics II. Prevention and US health care / Heather A. Smith
The rise of comparative effectiveness research / Michael Hochman and Danny McCormick
Health information technology : clinical and policy context / Emily R. Maxson and Sachin H. Jain
Prescription drug and pharmaceutical policy / Phillip A. Choi and Walid F. Gellad
Health disparities / Neil M. Issar and Manish K. Sethi
The economics of health care / David A. Rosman and Jordan C. Apfeld
Understanding systems of health care. The American health-care system : understanding how the pieces come together / Roshan P. Shah and Samir Mehta
Alternative systems of care and consumer-driven health care / Daniel Guss
National healthcare systems : a worldview / Benjamin S. Hooe, Perrin T. Considine, and Manish K. Sethi
Reimbursement : understanding how we pay for health care / Sachin H. Jain and Elaine Besancon
Understanding the politics in health policy. How health-care policy is made in Washington : understanding the players and the game / Eleby R. Washington IV, Ilisa Halpern Paul, Amy L. Walker, and A. Alex Jahangir
Government and state agencies : who administrates healthcare on federal and state levels? / Rishin J. Kadakia and Hassan R. Mir
The 2006 Massachusetts health care reform / Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Jordan C. Apfeld, Cesar S. Molina, Daniel J. Stinner, Andrew Han, and Manish K. Sethi
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act : what is it and how will it change health care? / Richard Latuska, ALexandra Obremskey, and Manish K. Sethi.