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Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, 6th edition
American health care is a patchwork of public programs, private insurers, employer plans and safety net providers that developed piecemeal over a century. Leiyu Shi and Douglas A. Singh wrote this text to make that patchwork legible, adapting material from their longer graduate text for undergraduates and newcomers, and keeping the structure while dropping the depth that only specialists need.
The book covers the system’s historical foundations, its financing and insurance, and the populations it does and does not reach, before ending on health policy and the prospects for reform.
What the book covers
- Foundations: the historical development of U.S. health care and the beliefs and values that shaped it.
- System components: health services professionals, medical technology, and the facilities that deliver inpatient and outpatient care.
- Financing and insurance: how money moves through the system, and how private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid fit together.
- Access and vulnerable populations: who the system reaches and who it misses.
- Managed care, long term care and cost containment.
- Health policy and the future of the system, including the prospects for reform.
Who this book is for
- Undergraduate students in health administration, public health, nursing and allied health.
- Professionals entering health care from another sector who need the map before the detail.
- Anyone preparing for graduate study in health policy or health services administration.
What is new in the sixth edition
- New data throughout: every table, chart and figure rebuilt on the latest available statistics.
- New sections on the direction of health care reform under the current policy environment.
- Revised discussion of financing and delivery in light of recent structural change.
Book details
- Title: Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System
- Authors: Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh
- Edition: 6th
- Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Learning
- ISBN-13: 9781284235104
- Format: Paperback, 390 pages
Questions buyers ask
Who is this textbook written for?
Undergraduate students in health administration, public health, nursing and allied health, plus anyone entering health care from another field who needs the full picture first.
Is this the same book as Shi and Singh’s graduate text?
No. It adapts material from their longer graduate text, keeping the structure but dropping the depth that only specialists need.
What changed in the sixth edition?
Every table, chart and figure was rebuilt on the latest available statistics, with new sections on the direction of health care reform and a revised discussion of financing and delivery.
Does it cover health policy and reform?
Yes. The final chapters cover health policy and the prospects for reform, after chapters on financing, access and vulnerable populations.
Is this the paperback edition?
Yes. ISBN 9781284235104 is the Jones and Bartlett Learning paperback, 390 pages.
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