Policy Challenges in Modern Health Care
Author | : David Mechanic |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 0813535786 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780813535784 |
Rating | : 4/5 (784 Downloads) |
Download or read book Policy Challenges in Modern Health Care written by David Mechanic and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides perspectives on how the US health care system evolved, why it faces the challenges that it does, and why reform is so difficult to achieve. It tackles issues including tobacco, obesity, gun violence, insurance gaps, the rationing of services, the power of special interests and medical errors.