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United States Health Care Policymaking
Sunday E. Ubokudom
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Description for United States Health Care Policymaking
Paperback. This book surveys the reaction to the Obama Administration's health care reform plan and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. It examines the range of social and political factors that influence health care policy making and delivery. Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCQ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Health care is a very important component of the American economy. The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put the 2008 direct health care expenditures at about $2.34 trillion, or about 16.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), or an average of $7,681 spent for every man, woman, and child in the country. Health care cost increases have caused very serious problems that threaten to bankrupt the system, providers, employers, and the families that pay the costs that their health insurance plans do not cover. Additionally, cost increases have reduced access to health care services, ... Read more
Health care is a very important component of the American economy. The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put the 2008 direct health care expenditures at about $2.34 trillion, or about 16.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), or an average of $7,681 spent for every man, woman, and child in the country. Health care cost increases have caused very serious problems that threaten to bankrupt the system, providers, employers, and the families that pay the costs that their health insurance plans do not cover. Additionally, cost increases have reduced access to health care services, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
Springer Texts in Business and Economics
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489990426
SKU
V9781489990426
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Ref
99-15
About Sunday E. Ubokudom
Sunday Ubokudom
Reviews for United States Health Care Policymaking
From the reviews: “This book is unique in the way it presents health policy in the context of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). … The intended audience is healthcare professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, policy students, and others interested in health policy. … There are many health policy books on the market. This one is unique ... Read more