Research Catalog

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Description

1. 197 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. "The aim of this book is to present the reader with a comprehensive overview of the U.S. health care delivery system. Americans have expressed a high level of dissatisfaction with the country's health care arrangements for many years, yet have been unable to come up with reforms that would address the main point of dissatisfaction: the steadily rising cost of care. One of the primary objectives of the book is to provide a clear explanation of the health insurance arrangements operating in this country - both public, such as Medicare, and private, which is generally employment-based."--Jacket.

Alternative title

1. Our unsystematic healthcare system

Subject

1. Medical care > United States
2. Medical policy > United States
3. Health care reform > United States
4. Medical care
5. Medical policy
6. Health care reform
7. Delivery of Health Care
8. Health Policy
9. Health Care Reform
10. Gezondheidszorg
11. Kosten
12. Ziekenhuizen
13. Verzekeringen
14. United States

Contents

1. Introduction to the health care system as a social institution -- Two sociological perspectives of the health care system -- What do we think of the U.S. health care system? -- Hospitals and other health care organizations -- The division of labor in the health care delivery system -- Alternative medicine -- Health insurance -- From HMOs to managed care -- Health care costs and cost containment -- The health care systems in other countries -- Health care system reform -- The end of the story and its implications.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.