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Subject(s)

• Medical care—United States [Browse]
• Medical policy—United States [Browse]
• Health care reform—United States [Browse]

Summary note

"This book presents readers with an overview of the U.S. health care delivery system. The third edition has been revised throughout to explain the Patient Protection and Health Care Affordability Act as it unfolds. Other key updates include more detailed discussions of health insurance, expanded information on health systems in other countries, and new case studies"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• An interdisciplinary overview of the health care system
• Health reform : why now
• Hospitals and other health care organizations
• Health care occupations
• Private health insurance
• Public health insurance
• Opinions on the Health Care Reform Act
• The health care systems in other countries
• Health care policy, making the right choices.

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ISBN

• 9781442210684 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 1442210680 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9781442210691 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1442210699 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781442210707 (electronic)
• 1442210702 (electronic)

LCCN

^^2011036133

OCLC

748675163

RCP

H - S

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