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Jonas' Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System
Praise for the Seventh Edition:
There are many books on the U.S. healthcare system, but few have the longevity of this one. It is easy to read and straightforward in its approach to difficult subjects such as the rise of the Tea Party and how that movement has impacted healthcare. This update is certainly needed as the landscape has changed dramatically since the previous edition was published.
Doody's Medical Reviews
The eighth edition of this best-selling text, valued for its concise and balanced introduction to the U.S. health care system, is entirely updated to reflect alterations to health care services, delivery, and financing resulting from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The text describes how our health care system currently functions, the key forces that led to its structure, and the influences likely to shape the industry during the next 5 to 10 years. With an emphasis on policy development, the authors underscore the fluidity of the system and examine the debates and conflicts that have shaped health care changes and influenced American values and belief systems. Other new areas of focus include an assessment of who uses health care and in what way, health care trends, and a forecast for the health care system of the future.
The text elucidates the basic building blocks of the health care system, including its components, organization, services, and financing. It describes the ongoing evolution of the system since the passage of the ACA, development of accountable care organizations (ACOs), and uneven acceptance of Medicaid expansion by states. Organized to facilitate understanding of concepts at work, the text provides health care students with a clear road map of the field in which they will practice, so they can position themselves to navigate the upcoming changes.
New to the Eighth Edition:
Entirely updated to address changes in health care services, delivery, and financing resulting from the ACA
Describes influences that will shape the industry in years to come
Emphasizes policy development
Assesses current consumers of health care and how they use it
Examines the debates and conflicts that have structured health care change
Monitors health care trends
Discusses the continuing evolution of our system since the ACA
Explores the development of ACOs
Reinforces information with illustrative tables and figures
Key Features:
Remains the most concise and balanced introduction to the U.S. health care system
Ideal for use in undergraduate courses, in graduate survey courses, and in courses introducing the subject to medical students
Includes review questions at the conclusion of each chapter
Provides a full suite of ancillary materials for the educator, including an Instructor's Manual, PowerPoints, and a test bank
There are many books on the U.S. healthcare system, but few have the longevity of this one. It is easy to read and straightforward in its approach to difficult subjects such as the rise of the Tea Party and how that movement has impacted healthcare. This update is certainly needed as the landscape has changed dramatically since the previous edition was published.
Doody's Medical Reviews
The eighth edition of this best-selling text, valued for its concise and balanced introduction to the U.S. health care system, is entirely updated to reflect alterations to health care services, delivery, and financing resulting from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The text describes how our health care system currently functions, the key forces that led to its structure, and the influences likely to shape the industry during the next 5 to 10 years. With an emphasis on policy development, the authors underscore the fluidity of the system and examine the debates and conflicts that have shaped health care changes and influenced American values and belief systems. Other new areas of focus include an assessment of who uses health care and in what way, health care trends, and a forecast for the health care system of the future.
The text elucidates the basic building blocks of the health care system, including its components, organization, services, and financing. It describes the ongoing evolution of the system since the passage of the ACA, development of accountable care organizations (ACOs), and uneven acceptance of Medicaid expansion by states. Organized to facilitate understanding of concepts at work, the text provides health care students with a clear road map of the field in which they will practice, so they can position themselves to navigate the upcoming changes.
New to the Eighth Edition:
Entirely updated to address changes in health care services, delivery, and financing resulting from the ACA
Describes influences that will shape the industry in years to come
Emphasizes policy development
Assesses current consumers of health care and how they use it
Examines the debates and conflicts that have structured health care change
Monitors health care trends
Discusses the continuing evolution of our system since the ACA
Explores the development of ACOs
Reinforces information with illustrative tables and figures
Key Features:
Remains the most concise and balanced introduction to the U.S. health care system
Ideal for use in undergraduate courses, in graduate survey courses, and in courses introducing the subject to medical students
Includes review questions at the conclusion of each chapter
Provides a full suite of ancillary materials for the educator, including an Instructor's Manual, PowerPoints, and a test bank
272 pages, Paperback
Published June 27, 2016
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June 8, 2008
Worse than the worst textbook I was ever forced to read in school. And that's saying a lot.
May 6, 2009
Reading for work. So far: not very exhilarating.
June 17, 2011
TERRIBLE. Even for a textbook this was a dry read that put me right to sleep.
April 25, 2023
This is the worst textbook I've ever read for, concordantly, the worst class I've taken in my program so far. It is extremely dry, statistics heavy and dull. As someone else mentioned it's also very biased- regardless of which way you lean politically a text book isn't the place to voice those opinions. Absolutely hated slogging through this.
December 9, 2008
A readable, but very basic, introduction to the world of US healthcare. Most facts and figures in the book are from 2003/2004, which may seem dated in light of the election and economic downturn of 2008. The book isn't as long as it appears--it's loaded with citations and pages of references after each chapter. Recommended as a good starting place if you know nothing about healthcare in America; if you do understand the fundamentals, however, skip this and just pick up a newspaper for a much more up-to-date picture of this evolving industry.
August 20, 2008
I read this for work. Boring, and hilariously biased against all Republican administrations. I think there is a time and a place to let your political leanings hang out, and writing a textbook shouldn't be one of them.
April 26, 2011
This book deserves zero stars, but if I gave it zero it would look like I just didn't bother rating it. There's no way I would have read this if someone wasn't paying me (I had to read it for work).
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