Critical issues in U.S. health reform
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Critical issues in U.S. health reform
Westview Press, c1994
- : acid-free paper : pbk.
Available at 15 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references
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Description
This volume addresses the major issues that confront the American political parties as they debate what shape the health legislation of the Clinton administration is likely to take.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Framework: setting the scene, Eli Ginzberg
- open issues in financing and coverage, Joseph P. Newhouse
- equity and efficiency considerations, David Mechanic. Part 2 Benefits and cost controls: who gets what and how much, Thomas Rice
- mental health and long-term care, Howard H. Goldman et al
- controlling payment for hospital services, Stuart H. Altman and Donald A. Young
- physician-fee controls, Paul B. Ginsburg
- cost and quality issues, David K. Lawrence and James A. Lane. Part 3 Public programmes: the role of medicare in reform, Marilyn Moon
- lessons from the Medicaid experience, Diane Rowland
- federal and state public employees health-benefit programmes, Cathy Schoen et al
- public data systems, Lynn Etheredge. Part 4 Private-public sector roles and responsibilities: private health insurance and the goals of health-care reform, Stan Jones
- the administrative perils of political progress - implementation challenges in the Clinton health plan, Lawrence D. Brown
- global budgets and the competitive market, Harold S. Luft and Kevin Grumbach
- goals and clarifications, E. Ginzberg.
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