Changing the U.S. Health Care System: Key Issues in Health Services Policy and Management

by Ronald M. Andersen, Thomas H. Rice, Gerald F. Kominski

The third edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System is a thoroughly revised and updated compendium of the most current thought on three key components of health care policy—improving access, ensuring quality, and controlling costs. Written by a panel of health care policy experts, this third edition highlights the most recent research relevant to health policy and management issues. New chapters address topics such as the disparities in health and in health care, information systems, and performance in the area of nursing. Revisions to chapters from the previous edition emphasize the most recent developments in the field.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

744 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book covers the major forces directing the development of health care in the U.S. and explains where each force or trend excels or falls short of their goals. The authors do an excellent job of substantiating their claims with evidence without presenting the information with a political slant. I think the worst of the potential bias I encountered was calling anyone who wanted to curtail the expansion of public health departments as "the uninitiated few".