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An Introduction to Health Policy

A Primer for Physicians and Medical Students

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Editors:
  1. Manish K. Sethi

    1. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilit Division of Trauma, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery, Nashville, USA

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  2. William H. Frist

    1. Vanderbilt School of Medicine Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nashville, USA

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  • Written by doctors for doctors

  • Up-to-date with current policy developments and changes

  • Concise, engaging, and easy to understand

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Understanding the Basics I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The History of Health Care in the United States Pre-1965

      • Alexander Ding
      Pages 3-13

    3. Medicare and Its Evolution to 2011

      • Kevin J. Bozic, Benedict U. Nwachukwu
      Pages 15-25

    4. Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program

      • Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Jordan C. Apfeld, Manish K. Sethi
      Pages 27-36

    5. Breaking Down Health Care Insurance from HMO to PPO and Beyond

      • David Polakoff, Audrey Smolkin
      Pages 37-52

    6. Understanding Quality and Cost from a Health Policy Perspective

      • Jason D. Keune, Bruce Lee Hall
      Pages 53-68

  3. Understanding the Basics II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Prevention and US Health Care

      • Heather A. Smith
      Pages 71-81

    3. The Rise of Comparative Effectiveness Research

      • Michael Hochman, Danny McCormick
      Pages 83-92

    4. Health Information Technology: Clinical and Policy Context

      • Emily R. Maxson, Sachin H. Jain
      Pages 93-99

    5. Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical Policy

      • Phillip A. Choi, Walid F. Gellad
      Pages 101-118

    6. Health Disparities

      • Neil M. Issar, Manish K. Sethi
      Pages 119-132

    7. The Economics of Health Care

      • David A. Rosman, Jordan C. Apfeld
      Pages 133-150

  4. Understanding Systems of Health Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. The American Health-Care System: Understanding How the Pieces Come Together

      • Roshan P. Shah, Samir Mehta
      Pages 153-160

    3. Alternative Systems of Care and Consumer-Driven Health Care

      • Daniel Guss
      Pages 161-167

    4. National Healthcare Systems: A Worldview

      • Benjamin S. Hooe, Perrin T. Considine, Manish K. Sethi
      Pages 169-178

    5. Reimbursement: Understanding How We Pay for Health Care

      • Sachin H. Jain, Elaine Besancon
      Pages 179-187

  5. Understanding the Politics in Health Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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About this book

Based on the current climate of our nation’s finances and healthcare spending, it is clear that young doctors and medical students are likely to see a dramatic transformation of the manner in which America offers medical care to its citizens over the course of their careers.  As such, it is pivotal that the next generation of America’s leaders on the front lines of medicine develop a sense of where healthcare has evolved from and future potential directions of change. An Introduction to Health Policy: A Primer for Physicians and Medical Students is the first of its kind: a book written by doctors for doctors in order to allow busy physicians and medical students to quickly develop an understanding of the key issues facing American healthcare. This book seeks to efficiently and effectively educate physicians and medical students in a clinical context that they can understand on the past, present, and potential future issues in healthcare policy and the evolution of American healthcare. The reader will walk away from the book with the ability to discuss the fundamental issues in American healthcare with ease.

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From the reviews:

“This book provides a general description of healthcare, the healthcare system, and the evolution of healthcare policy. … The audience … include health professionals and their students, including health policy students. … It is meant to be a primer and … comprehensive book, thus having appeal for busy students and physicians.” (Carole Ann Kenner, Doody’s Book Reviews, October, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilit Division of Trauma, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery, Nashville, USA

    Manish K. Sethi

  • Vanderbilt School of Medicine Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nashville, USA

    William H. Frist

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Introduction to Health Policy

  • Book Subtitle: A Primer for Physicians and Medical Students

  • Editors: Manish K. Sethi, William H. Frist

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7735-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7734-1Published: 05 August 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7735-8Published: 04 August 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 259

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Health Administration, Public Health

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