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An introduction to the US health care industry, balancing care, cost, and access, David S. Guzick

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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An introduction to the US health care industry

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David S. Guzick

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balancing care, cost, and access

Introduction : Health and Health Care over the Past Century -- Perfect Competition and its Applicability to Health Care Services -- Imperfections in the Market for Health Care Services -- Implications of an Imperfect Market I : Greater Utilization Due to Price Subsidies -- Implications of an Imperfect Market II : The Role of Induced Demand -- The Role of Price in Health Care Spending Growth -- Inequality of Wealth, Health, and Access to Care -- Origins and Structural Underpinnings of the US Health Care Industry -- The US Health Care Industry Takes Shape : The 1940s through 1965 -- Medicare -- Medicaid -- The Affordable Care Act -- Evidence-Based Practice -- Cost-Benefit, Cost-Effectiveness, and Cost-Utility Analysis -- Health Care Law -- The Safety and Quality of Patient Care -- The Cost Conundrum I : Utilization -- The Cost Conundrum II : Price: Administration, Insurers, Physicians, and Hospitals -- The Cost Conundrum III : Price: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices -- Inequality of Access -- Improving the Balance I : Macro Considerations -- Improving the Balance II : Enhancing Care, Reducing Cost, and Improving Access