TY  - BOOK
AU  - Feldstein,Paul
TI  - Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, Sixth Edition
T2  - AUPHA/HAP Book
SN  - 9781567936971
AV  - RA410.53 .F453 2015 
U1  - 338.473621 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - Health Administration Press
KW  - Medical economics-United States
KW  - Medical policy-Economic aspects-United States
KW  - Medical care-United States-Cost control
KW  - Medical care, Cost of-United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- List of Exhibits -- Preface -- Chapter 1  The Rise of Medical Expenditures -- Chapter 2  How Much Should We Spend On Medical Care? -- Chapter 3  Do More Medical Expenditures Produce Better Health? -- Chapter 4  In Whose Interest Does The Physician Act? -- Chapter 5  Rationing Medical Services -- Chapter 6  How Much Health Insurance Should Everyone Have? -- Chapter 7  Why Are Those Who Most Need Health Insurance Least Able to Buy It? -- Chapter 8  Medicare -- Chapter 9  Medicaid -- Chapter 10  How Does Medicare Pay Physicians? -- Chapter 11  The Impending Shortage of Physicians -- Chapter 12 The Changing Practice of Medicine -- Chapter 13  Recurrent Malpractice Crises -- Chapter 14  Do Nonprofit Hospitals Behave Differently From For-Profit -- Chapter 15  Competition Among Hospitals: Does It Raise Or Lower Costs? -- Chapter 16  The Future Role Of Hospitals -- Chapter 17  Cost Shifting -- Chapter 18  Can Price Controls Limit Medical Expenditure Increases? -- Chapter 19  The Evolution of Managed Care -- Chapter 20  Has Competition Been Tried--And Has It Failed--To Improve the US Healthcare System? -- Chapter 21  Comparitive Effectiveness Research -- Chapter 22  US Competitivness And Rising Healthcare Costs -- Chapter 23  Why Is Getting Into Medical School So Difficult? -- Chapter 24  Will A Shortage Of Registered Nurses Reoccur? -- Chapter 25  The High Price Of Prescription Drugs -- Chapter 26  Ensuring Safety And Efficacy Of New Drugs:  Too Much Of A Good Thing? -- Chapter 27  Why Are Prescription Drugs Less Expensive overseas? -- Chapter 28  The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Public Policy Dilemma -- Chapter 29  Should Kidneys And Other Organs Be Bought or Sold? -- Chapter 30  The Role of Governement In Medical Care; Chapter 31  Medical Research, Medical Education, Alcohol Consumption, and Pollutiona: Who Should Pay? -- Chapter 32  The Canadian Healthcare System -- Chapter 33  Employer-Mandated National Health Insurance -- Chapter 34  National Health Insurance: Which Approach and Why? -- Chapter 35  Financing Long-Term Care -- Chapter 36  The Politics of Healthcare Reform -- Appendix: A Brief Summaryt of the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act Of 2010 -- Glossary -- Index -- About the Author
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