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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784491803321

Titolo

Restoring fiscal sanity 2007 [[electronic resource] ] : the health spending challenge / / Alice M. Rivlin and Joseph R. Antos, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-85666-1

9786610856664

0-8157-7492-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RivlinAlice M

AntosJoseph R

Disciplina

362.1/0425

Soggetti

Medical care, Cost of - United States

Medical care - United States - Cost control

Health care reform - Economic aspects - United States

Medical economics - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Overview -- Rising health care spending--federal and national / Joseph R. Antos and Alice M. Rivlin -- Strategies for slowing the growth of health spending / Joseph R. Antos and Alice M. Rivlin -- The challenge of Medicare / Gail R. Wilensky -- The role of Medicaid / Alan R. Weil and Louis F. Rossiter -- Leveraging other federal health systems / Susan D. Hosek -- Private payer roles in moving to more efficient health spending / Paul B. Ginsburg -- Cost containment and the politics of health care reform / Judith Feder and Donald W. Moran -- Building public support for slowing the growth of health care spending / Stuart M. Butler.

Sommario/riassunto

"Authors suggest reforms in federal programs that have the potential to reduce the growth of spending for the entire health system, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of care provided, and enhance health outcomes and stress the need for innovative approaches and cooperation between the private and public sectors"--Provided by publisher.