| Description |
ix, 276 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Morality, politics, and health policy / James A. Morone -- Cross pressures : the contemporary politics of health reform / Theda Skocpol, Patricia Seliger Keenan -- The employer-based health insurance system : mistake or cornerstone? / Sherry A. Glied -- Entrepreneurial challenges to integrated health care / James C. Robinson -- Fundamental sources of health inequalities / Bruce G. Link, Jo C. Phelan -- A public health approach to firearms policy / David Hemenway -- Tobacco policy in the United States : lessons for the obesity epidemic / Kenneth E. Warner -- Patterns and causes of disparities in health care / David R. Williams -- Addressing racial inequality in health care / Sara Rosenbaum, Joel Teitelbaum -- Still demanding medical excellence / Michael L. Millenson -- Preventing medical errors / Lucian L. Leape -- Improving quality through nursing / Linda H. Aiken -- Improving Medicare for beneficiaries with disabilities / Lisa I. Iezzoni -- Specialization, specialty organizations, and the quality of health care / Rosemary A. Stevens -- Integrating people with mental illness into health insurance and social services / Richard G. Frank, Thomas G. McGuire -- Accountability for reasonable limits to care : can we meet the challenges? / Norman Daniels. |
| Subject |
Medical policy.
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Health care reform.
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Health services accessibility.
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| Added Author |
Mechanic, David, 1936-
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| ISBN |
0813535786 (pbk.) |
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0813535778 (cased) |
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