Health Policy: Crisis and Reform in the U.S. Health Care Delivery System

Health Policy: Crisis Reform in the U.S. Health Care Delivery System, Fourth Edition focuses on the health policy and financing issues that health professionals and nurses need to know. Starting with issues of health status of the population and vulnerable groups, this important new book details issues of race, socioeconomics, gender, mental health, homelessness, older women, and social inequality. The emphasis is on the lack of access to care for millions of people who are uninsured or underinsured. This fourth edition expands on the information from previous editions and covers the recent changes in health policy that impact Medicaid, Medicare, managed care, and private health insurance.