United States Health System: Origins and Functions - Softcover

Raffel, Marshall W.

 
9780827354081: United States Health System: Origins and Functions

Synopsis

Provides a thorough, balanced analysis of our health care system - its evolution, components, functions, costs, problems, and future - and explores solutions to the many challenges of health care in the U.S.

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Review

"This is a comprehensive, straightforward, and extremely readable text that thoroughly covers the full range of issues that confront the U.S. health care system. The text balances history, up-to-date detail, and concise overview in a way that makes complex organizational issues very understandable. This book not only has value as a text, but also provides the reader with the information needed to understand and make informed citizen choices as we confront the massive changes ahead in health care reform."

"This text is a good introduction to the origin and delivery of health care systems. This text can be used for any health care profession at any level. The information is current and timely."

About the Author

Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.

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