LEADER 04353nam 22006375 450 001 9910438013003321 005 20251202121430.0 010 $a9781461477358 010 $a1461477352 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-7735-8 035 $a(OCoLC)856651995 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6VNB 035 $a(CKB)3710000000015760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1398470 035 $a(MiFhGG)9781461477358 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-7735-8 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000015760 100 $a20130804d2013 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn Introduction to Health Policy $eA Primer for Physicians and Medical Students /$fedited by Manish K. Sethi, William H. Frist 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cSpringer New York :$cImprint: Springer,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 259 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781461477341 311 08$a1461477344 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a  The History of Healthcare in the United States Pre-1965 -- Medicare and Its Evolution to 2011 -- Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- Breaking Down Health Care Insurance from HMO to PPO and Beyond -- Understanding Quality and Cost from a Health Policy Perspective -- Prevention and U.S. Healthcare -- The Rise of Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Health Information Technology: Clinical and Policy Context -- Prescription Drug and Pharmaceuticals Policy --  Health Disparities -- The Economics of Healthcare --  The American Healthcare System: Understanding How the Pieces Come Together -- Alternative Systems of Care and Consumer-Driven Healthcare -- National Healthcare Systems: A Worldview -- Reimbursement:  Understanding How We Pay For Healthcare -- How Healthcare Policy Is Made in Washington: Understanding the Players and the Game -- Government and State Agencies:   Who Administrates Healthcare on Federal and State Levels? -- The 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform --    The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:  What Is It and How Will It Change Healthcare?.  . 330 $aWith healthcare expenditures in the United States currently totaling over $3.1 trillion and the prospect that this spending will continue to increase exponentially over the next several years, an appreciation of the evolution of healthcare policy in the United States and the subsequent changes that are expected to occur in the delivery and financing of these services is critical for those in the healthcare field. An Introduction to Health Policy: A Primer for Physicians and Medical Students is the first book of its kind written by physician leaders in health policy across the United States to aid doctors and students in developing an understanding of  the key issues that have shaped health policy and the transformative nature of these changes on healthcare delivery in America.   The book includes coverage of these topics: · Historical context in which healthcare evolved in the 20th century · Origins of Medicare and Medicaid and the challenges facing these programs · Understanding quality and cost in health policy · The benefits and challenges of health information technology · The economics of healthcare · Proposed models for payment reform · International systems of care and consumer-driven healthcare · Understanding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act    . 606 $aMedical sciences 606 $aPublic health administration 606 $aPublic health 606 $aHealth Sciences 606 $aHealth Administration 606 $aPublic Health 615 0$aMedical sciences. 615 0$aPublic health administration. 615 0$aPublic health. 615 14$aHealth Sciences. 615 24$aHealth Administration. 615 24$aPublic Health. 676 $a362.10973 701 $aSethi$b Manish K$01758157 701 $aFrist$b William H$01422572 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438013003321 996 $aAn introduction to health policy$94196384 997 $aUNINA