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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

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.

This fifth volume of Advances in Health Care Management examines international health care management. It consists of 12 papers, one of which serves as an introduction, with the other papers arranged into three sections. The first section on patients and providers focuses on such issues as how socio-cultural forces affect the health care experience; how hospital providers function differently under various governance structures; how global strategies affect providers and patients; and why and how provider organizations should consider integrating within a health delivery system. The second section on policy and management addresses such dilemmas as whether some health care issues are impossible to solve through traditional policy reforms; how international refugees should receive health care; and whether policy reform lessons from other countries can be adapted and applied to transform another country's health system. The third and final section on performance and management addresses issues such as whether the quality of care can be managed at the hospital level, how human resource management can be benchmarked within and across health care organizations, how health care informatics and telemedicine can improve the continuity of care, and whether different ways of accessing care within health systems can be systemically compared and improved. Authors from Australia, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America contributed to this volume. They explore the delivery and organization of care in health systems from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America, encompassing more than 20 countries in their comparisons. The papers included in this volume were only accepted following a rigorous peer review process. Each paper, whether solicited or responding to our open call, went through a double-blind review and revision process. The result is a select collection of outstanding papers