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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Health Care Reform Will Help America's Economy -- 2: Health Care Reform Will Cause a Rise in Unemployment -- 3: Health Care Reform Would Give the IRS More Power -- 4: The IRS Does Not Have the Power to Enforce a Health Care Mandate -- 5: Americans Want Universal Health Care, the Health Care Industry Does Not -- 6: Americans Are Not Happy with the Health Care System -- 7: The World Health Organization's Report Is Misleading -- 8: International Comparisons Must Be Considered in Health Care Reform -- 9: New Technologies Cause Health Care Costs to Rise -- 10: New Technologies Can Cut Health Care Costs -- 11: The Delivery of Health Care Must Be Redesigned -- 12: Proposed Health Care Reforms Will Lead to Rationing of Care -- 13: America Is Already Rationing Health Care -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Health Care -- What You Should Do About Health Care -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Uninsured in America -- Chapter 1: America's Health Care System -- Chapter 2: The Debate About Health Care Reform -- Chapter 3: Health Care Systems in Other Countries -- Chapter 4: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- Chapter 5: The Future of U.S. Health Care -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

This work highlights the myriad problems Latinos face in becoming fully acculturated consumers of health care. Its series of chapters by expert contributors bridge the communication gap between mainstream medical professionals who need to understand the Latino worldview and Latinos that need to adapt to the puzzling complexity of providers and insurers that make up the American health care system.

Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Access to Health Care Around the Globe -- 1. In Developed Countries, Most People Have Access to Health Care -- 2. In the United States, a New Law Will Help Lessen the High Number of Uninsured -- 3. In Canada, Wait Times for Health Care Are Unacceptably Long -- 4. In India, There Is Vast Inequality in Access to Health Care -- 5. In China, There Is a Plan to Reduce the Millions Without Health Care -- 6. In South Africa, Migrants Do Not Have Adequate Access to Health Care -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: The Quality of Health Care -- 1. Health Care in the United States Is Superior in Many Categories -- 2. The Health Care Experience in France Is Better than in the United States -- 3. The National Health Service in Great Britain Needs Reform -- 4. Cuba's Health Care System Works Well in Cuba and Elsewhere -- 5. Beyond Hysterics: The Health Care Model That Works -- 6. In Brazil, Health Care Is Universal but Not Necessarily High Quality -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: The Cost of Health Care -- 1. In Europe, Health Care Costs Are Rising Faster than Available Funding -- 2. Australia Should Emulate Singapore to Control Rising Health Care Costs -- 3. Canada's Single-Payer System Controls Costs Better than America's System -- 4. Taiwan's Health Care System Delivers Quality with Low Costs -- 5. In Africa, Fees for Health Care Keep People from Seeking Treatment -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Disease-Related Challenges for Health Care -- 1. Despite Some Progress, HIV Remains a Global Health Challenge -- 2. The Worldwide Fight Against Malaria Is Far from Over -- 3. Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Poses a Global Health Threat

Intro -- VETERANS' HEALTH CARE: ELEMENTS AND ANALYSES -- VETERANS' HEALTH CARE: ELEMENTS AND ANALYSES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS': ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- ENROLLMENT IN VA HEALTH CARE -- Can All Veterans Enroll in VA Health Care? -- Which Veterans Can Enroll in VA Health Care? -- Is Enrollment Different for Returning Combat Veterans? -- Is Enrollment Different for Members of the Reserves? -- Is Enrollment Different for Members of the National Guard? -- How Do Veterans Enroll in VA Health Care? -- Are Veterans' Family Members Eligible for VA Health Care? -- MEDICAL BENEFITS -- What Are the Standard Medical Benefits? -- Does the VA Provide Gender-Specific Services for Women? -- Does the VA Provide Dental Care? -- Does the VA Provide Hearing Aids and Eyeglasses? -- Does the VA Provide Long-Term Care? -- Does the VA Pay for Medical Care at Non-VA Facilities? -- Does the VA Pay for Emergency Care at Non-VA Facilities? -- COSTS TO VETERANS AND INSURANCE COLLECTIONS -- Do Veterans Have to Pay for Their Care? -- Can the VA Bill Private Health Insurance? -- Can the VA Bill Medicare? -- APPENDIX. VA PRIORITY GROUPS AND THEIR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 "WHO IS A VETERAN?" - BASIC ELIGIBILITY FOR VETERANS' BENEFITS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- WHO IS A VETERAN? -- Active Service -- Length of Service -- Discharge Criteria -- Whether the Military Service Was during a Time of War -- NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE -- CIVILIAN GROUPS -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 HEALTH CARE FOR DEPENDENTS AND SURVIVORS OF VETERANS' -- SUMMARY -- OVERVIEW -- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -- Who Is Eligible to Receive CHAMPVA Benefits? -- What Happens if a CHAMPVA-Eligible Spouse Divorces or Remarries? -- When Does a Child Lose Eligibility? -- What Is the Difference Between CHAMPVA and TRICARE?

Intro -- HEALTH CARE QUALITY: SELECT RESEARCHAND ANALYSES -- HEALTH CARE QUALITY: SELECT RESEARCHAND ANALYSES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 HEALTH CARE QUALITY: ENHANCING PROVIDER ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH PAYMENT INCENTIVES AND PUBLIC REPORTING -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ROLE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENT -- PAYMENT INCENTIVES FOR QUALITY -- The Role of Medicare -- Overview of Payment Incentives -- PUBLIC REPORTING OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION -- The Theory Underlying Public Reporting -- Issues with Consumer Use of Performance Information -- The Effectiveness of Public Reporting -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 PHYSICIAN SUPPLY AND THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- SIZE OF THE PHYSICIAN POPULATION -- Measuring the Physician Population -- Determining the Appropriate Size of the Physician Population -- PPACA and the Size of the Physician Population -- PPACA Provisions Targeting the Number of Physicians Trained -- PPACA Provisions Targeting Physician Productivity -- COMPOSITION OF THE PHYSICIAN POPULATION -- Primary Care Supply and Factors Influencing Primary Care Supply -- PPACA and the Composition of the Physician Population -- PPACA Provisions Targeting Primary Care Supply -- Primary Care Content in Physician Training -- Primary Care Physician Payment -- Care Coordination by Primary Care Physicians -- PPACA Provisions Targeting Shortages in Specialties -- GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE PHYSICIAN POPULATION -- Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations -- Why Geographic Shortages May Exist -- PPACA and the Geographic Distribution of the Physician Population -- PPACA Provisions Targeting the NHSC -- PPACA Provisions Targeting the Diversity of the Physician Workforce -- PPACA Provisions Targeting Rural Practice -- PPACA Provisions Amending HPSA and MUP Designation Criteria

Discussing international issues of health care financing, this is the first volume in a completely new public health book series, edited by the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in Edmonton, Canada. Starting with various funding methods, the reference also features sections on different health care payment and purchasing mechanisms, as well as equity issues. Of interest to medical and allied health professionals, and those working in health care industries, insurance, and economics.

Under universal health care, all residents of a country would be guaranteed care without incurring financial hardship, regardless of income. Out of the thirty-three countries that are considered developed, thirty-two have universal health care, with the United States being the exception. However, despite the widespread nature of universal health care, its implementation varies between countries. Additionally, despite its positive health impacts, the financial burden it places on governments is a major source of concern. This volume helps readers examine this issue through exploring economic, political, and health considerations, taking all sides of the debate into account.

Part I: Overview -- 1 Health Care Systems -- 2 Universal Health Care Worldwide -- 3 Universal Health Care in the United States--History and Perspectives -- 4 The Current U.S. Health Care System -- Part II: Controversies and Issues -- 5 What Are the Socioeconomic Consequences of Lack of Universal Health Care in America? -- 6 Does Universal Health Care Lead to Worse Quality of Care? -- 7 Does Not Having Universal Health Care in the United States Cost More? -- 8 Is Health Care a Human Right? -- 9 What Are the Political and Societal Barriers to Universal Health Care in the United States? -- Part III: Scenarios -- Case Studies -- Glossary -- Timeline

Evaluation of health care can help determine which services should be provided and how they should best be organized and delivered. This book analyses health care interventions, from specific treatments to delivery systems, in terms of four key dimensions namely effectiveness; efficiency; humanity; and, equity

This text deals with issues of growing importance in both the US health care system and health care systems across the world. Such systems need to respond to changes in technology within health care, shifting technologies not specific to health care, and changes in the way patients and physicians view health and the use of health services in society. Chapters focus on how technologies and programs apply to either general groups within the health care system or more specialized groups, such as people with a certain health care problem. Papers deal with a variety of topics, from a focus on consumers and the varying roles the play in the emerging and changing US health care system, to the examination of specific principles such as social network approaches.

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In the 1970s and 80s Japan experienced some deep-rooted social changes which affected attitudes to health care services among both professionals and consumers alike. Health Care in Japan provides an introduction to and overview of health and medical services in Japan at that time. It describes the historical development of modern medical care; the social, political, and cultural factors which have influenced the development of the system for the provision of health and medical services. It also discusses and analyses those aspects of the health care system which are of concern to the governmen