Still broken [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the U.S. health care system / / Stephen M. Davidson

• Autore: Davidson Stephen M
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1/0425
• Soggetto topico: Health care reform - United States; Medical policy - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: Problems with the U.S. Health Care System; 1. The Promise and Disappointment of U.S. Medical Care; 2. How Much We Spend; 3. What We Get for What We Spend; 4. Trouble in the Delivery Subsystem; Part Two: Solutions; 5. Why the Problems Need to Be Solved and the Goals of Reform; 6. What Caused These Problems, and How Can We Attack Them?; 7. Competition and the Market or the Public Sector?; 8. Elements of a Solution for Increasing Access to Health Care, Improving Quality of Care, and Containing Health Care Expenditures ; Part Three: Politics!9. A Short History of Health Care Reform Efforts; 10. The Politics of Reform: Elements of a Strategy to Break the Logjam; 11. Strategy and Compromise; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on the author's 30+ years of studying and teaching about the U.S. health care system, Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System provides clear and comprehensive tools to improve our declining health care system.
• Titolo autorizzato: Still broken
• ISBN: 0-8047-7134-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792306403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II