Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z (Health Care Policy & Politics A to Z)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: December 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781568028521
Subjects: Central government policies; Health systems & services; Local government policies; Reference works; Public health; Medical; Health Care Policy; Medical / Nursing; Political aspects; Health/Fitness; USA; Encyclopedias; Health Policy; Health Risk Assessment; United States; Health Care Issues; Medical care; Medical policy
Description: 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.