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Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health
R Et Al Kaestner
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Description for Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health
Hardback. 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, but there is little difference in population health between the US and other nations. Editor(s): Kaestner, Robert; Sasso, Anthony Lo; Helmchen, Lorens. Series: Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Much of the debate about health policy in the United States has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the relatively large number of individuals who are uninsured. While tackling the problem of the uninsured might improve access to and utilization of health care, it would likely have little effect on the health of the population, as there is only a weak connection between health insurance coverage and health. Expanding health insurance coverage alone is unlikely to significantly improve the health of the population or narrow health disparities within the population, given that many of the major causes ... Read more
Much of the debate about health policy in the United States has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the relatively large number of individuals who are uninsured. While tackling the problem of the uninsured might improve access to and utilization of health care, it would likely have little effect on the health of the population, as there is only a weak connection between health insurance coverage and health. Expanding health insurance coverage alone is unlikely to significantly improve the health of the population or narrow health disparities within the population, given that many of the major causes ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848551800
SKU
V9781848551800
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