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Health Care Policy Issues and Trends
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Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Book Code: B7465
ISBN: 0-275-97465-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97465-7
216 pages, figures, tables
Praeger Paperback
Publication: 10/30/2002
List Price: $36.95 (UK Sterling Price: £21.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Considering the specialized subject matter, the narrative is very easy to read, and it leaves the impression that one has been authoritatively informed regarding the nature and extent of the significant forces contributing to the current inequities and discontinuities in health care policy; it also supports the author's contention that future change will be incremental and evolutionary rather than comprehensive and systematic....Very appropriate for student resource use and an important addition for libraries serving academic needs in the areas of health care delivery, public health, and public policy. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.
    —Choice     May 2003
Description: This book offers a systematic review of major issues and trends in health care policy, including those related to physical health and disease trends, mental and behavioral health concerns, reorganizing the U.S. health system, and managed care and health care personnel. Kronenfeld addresses the problems, challenges, issues and trends in the policies that determine the role and future of health care in the United States. Also covered are special populations, such as the elderly and children, reproductive health, and issues cost, quality, and access to care. Health care policies affect all Americans. Managed care has been a major trend in the past decade's reorganization of the U.S. health care system, yet its future is uncertain. Despite unparalleled spending and the world's most technologically sophisticated health care, measure such as life expectancy and infant mortality rates indicate that the country's health outcomes may not be the best. Mental health and behavioral health problems are major impediments to quality of life for some Americans, and roughly 17% of the population under 65 does not have insurance coverage for necessary health care services. Despite calls for a major overhaul of the U.S. health care system, incremental reform is more likely than major, comprehensive reform.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Physical Health and Disease Trends
  • Mental Health Concerns and Behavioral Health
  • The Reorganizing U.S. Health Care System: Changing Institutions, Patterns of Care and Managed Care
  • Health Care Personnel
  • Health of Children and Youth
  • Health of the Elderly and Long Term Care
  • Reproductive Health Concerns and Abortion
  • Costs of Health Care and Quality of Care
  • Access to Health Care Services, the Uninsured, and Policies to Reform the U.S. Health Care System
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002067944
LCC Class: RA395
Dewey Class: 362
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