Title: Health care policy and politics A to Z /
Authors: Rovner, Julie
Publisher: CQ Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Politics; Delivery of Health Care; Health Policy; Medical policy United States Encyclopedias.; Medical care Political aspects United States Encyclopedias.; Public health Political aspects United States Encyclopedias.; United States
Abstract: More than three hundred entries explain the history, politics, and terminology of the health care debate. Contents include profiles of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and congressional committees responsible for making health care policy, plus contact information on the most influential groups; definitions of the terms and concepts essential for understanding health policy; history and analysis of important health care policies and policy debates involving programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the uninsured; Reports on medical advances, new drugs and technologies, policy debates, and recent trends in health care delivery; appendixes, including a time line and suggested readings.--From publisher description.