Health Care Policy in the United States
Medicaid and the Costs of Federalism, 1984-1992
1st Edition
By Jean Donovan Gilman
June 30, 2020
Rapid growth in health care expenditures has plagued America since 1965 when Congress first created medicare (health care insurance for the elderly) and medicaid (health care assistance for the poor). This study looks into developments since....
Gender Justice and the Health Care System
1st Edition
By Karen L. Baird
January 16, 2019
This book focuses on gender justice and the health care system. It will be divided into two parts. In Part One, a framework of gender justice will be developed. What is gender justice? What would a gender just public policy look like? What criteria should such policies meet? In Part Two, the ...
Health Care Reform: Policy Innovations at the State Level in the United States
1st Edition
By Larry E. Carter
January 16, 2019
First published in 1998. The result of five years of research, this is the final volume in the 6-volume set titled Health Care Policy in the United States. The purpose of this book is to examine the response by American states to the growing demand for health care reform. It seeks to answer the ...
Can Efficiency and Community Service Be Symbiotic?: A Longitudinal Analysis of not-for-profit and for-profit Hospitals in the United States
1st Edition
By Sharyn Potter
August 24, 2016
In recent years researchers have asserted that the once-salient distinctions between not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals are quickly eroding. These converging outcomes represent a striking departure from past differences. Historically, not-for-profit hospitals were larger and treated a higher...
Families and Their Health Care after Homelessness: Opportunities for Improving Access
1st Edition
By Lisa M. Duchon
August 04, 2016
First published in 1999. This book focuses on the health and health care use of families after they have left the shelter system, with the first three chapters dedicated to a review of relevant literature. The research is based on self-reported data collected during a follow up study of 543 poor ...