HEALTH POLICY - 6.ª ED. 2013

Now in its Sixth Edition, this best-selling health policy text is updated with a collection of new articles on various health policies. This compilation of articles focuses on the new healthcare environment, healthcare reform, trends in healthcare delivery, and quality and safety. Each chapter contains multiple article excerpts on that chapter's topic, providing various perspectives on the most pressing topics the healthcare system faces. A brand new chapter is included, titled Health Policy and Corporate Influences.

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Contributors

Part I
Health Policy

Chapter 1
Health Politics and Political Action

Chapter 2
Health Policy and Corporate Influences

Chapter 3
Healthcare Reform Today and for the Future

Part II
Health Status and Access to Care

Chapter 4
Health Status of the Population and Vulnerable Groups

Chapter 5
Access to Care

Chapter 6
Aging and Long-Term Care

Part III
Healthcare Delivery System Issues

Chapter 7
Organizations

Chapter 8
Labor Issues

Chapter 9
Quality of Care

Part IV
The Economics of Health Care

Chapter 11
Public Financing

Chapter 12
Prívate Insurance and Managed Care

Part V
Global Healthcare Topics

Chapter 13
International Health Systems

Conclusión: Health Reform Moves Forward
Glossary
Weblinks
Index