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Beyond Health Insurance : Public Policy to Improve Health.

Much of the debate about health policy in the US has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the number of individuals who are uninsured. It is known that the United States spends approximately twice as much per capita on health care.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaestner, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bradford : Emerald Group Pub., 2008.
Colección:Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, 19.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. Quantifying national spending on wellness and prevention; Chapter 2. Achieving the healthy people 2010 goal of elimination of health disparities: what will it takequest; Chapter 3. Influence, information overload, and information technology in health care; Chapter 4. Health disparities and direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceutical products; Chapter 5. Pharmaceutical innovation and the longevity of Australians: a first look.
  • Chapter 6. Spillover effects of prescription drug withdrawalsChapter 7. The psychology of nutrition messages; Chapter 8. Evaluation criteria for report cards of healthcare providers; Chapter 9. Evaluating the Value of Genomic Diagnostics: Implications for Clinical Practice and Public Policy.