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Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, Fourth Edition
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 353
EAN: 9781567932744
Edition: 4
ISBN: 1567932746
Label: Health Administration Press
Manufacturer: Health Administration Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 450
Publication Date: July 16, 2007
Publisher: Health Administration Press
Studio: Health Administration Press
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Editorial Review:
With over 100 pages of new and updated information, this edition provides a comprehensive view of the economic forces that shape change in today's healthcare delivery system. In addition to updated information throughout the text, this latest edition includes several new chapters that discuss the Internet's effect on healthcare, behavioral differences between non-profit and investor-owned hospitals, how to design a Medicare prescription benefit, and the availability of cheaper drugs overseas.
Benefits:
Students need not have a background in economics to understand this text
Discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter
Paul Feldstein is a widely recognized expert on health policy and economics
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellent book
Very lucid and easy to understand. Makes a complex issue very accessible to somebody who is new to the topic. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: - Great book with plenty of thought provoking information.
This is an excellent book that provides the reader with a great overview of relevant issues in HealthCare. The format is extremely user-friendly, and the content is superior. This book was required for my Health Policy class, and it will be a keeper. Regardless of your opinions on the status of healthcare in this country, you can find useful information to defend any perspective, as well as information that will be eye-opening, possibly changing your perspective on certain issues. I thought I ... Read More
Rating:  - thumbs up on economic explanation
This text makes the controversies regarding the state of health care systems clear. The explanations on Medicaid and Medicare make sense. The history of Canada's national health care, pitfalls, advantages, etc. give one a place to start when designing a new system of our own. Alyce Huntsinger RN NNP
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