{"product_id":"changing-the-u-s-health-care-system-isbn-9781118128916","title":"Changing the U.S. Health Care System","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eFourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eChanging the U.S. Health Care System\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the key topics in health care policy and management, presenting evidence-based views of current issues. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field who integrates evidence to explain the current condition and presents support for needed change. The book examines all the levers in the setting and implementation of health policy, and includes extensive coverage of impact of the Affordable Care Act, particularly on Medicare, Medicaid, and large and small group insurance markets. Also new to this edition is expanded coverage of nursing, disease management, mental health, women's health, children's health, and care for the homeless.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigures and Tables xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword to the Third Edition xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword to the Fourth Edition xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editor xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Overview xliii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments lvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Access to Health Care 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerald F. Kominski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Improving Access to Care 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald M. Andersen, Pamela L. Davidson, Sebastian E. Baumeister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntronette K. Yancey, Roshan Bastani, Beth A. Glenn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArturo Vargas Bustamante, Leo S. Morales, Alexander N. Ortega\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Multilevel Social Determinants of Health 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNinez A. Ponce, Michelle Ko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Public Health Insurance 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Private Health Insurance 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNadereh Pourat, Gerald F. Kominski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Cost of Health Care 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Measuring Health Care Expenditures and Trends 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas H. Rice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Containing Health Care Costs 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas H. Rice, Gerald F. Kominski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Promoting Pharmaceutical Access While Controlling Prices and Expenditures 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuart O. Schweitzer, William S. Comanor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Quality of Health Care 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life and Other Outcomes 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia A. Ganz, Ron D. Hays, Robert M. Kaplan, Mark S. Litwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Evaluating the Quality of Care 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth A. McGlynn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Public Release of Information on Quality 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth A. McGlynn, John L. Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Health Care Information Systems 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Luck, Leah J. Vriesman, Paul Fu Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Performance Measurement of Nursing Care 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Needleman, Ellen T. Kurtzman, Kenneth W. Kizer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Special Populations 493\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Long-Term Services and Supports for the Elderly Population 495\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven P. Wallace, Nadereh Pourat, Linda Delp, Kathryn G. Kietzman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 HIV and AIDS in the Twenty-First Century 523\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin G. Grinshteyn, William E. Cunningham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Children’s Health 559\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoira Inkelas, Neal Halfon, David Lee Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Homeless Persons 593\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Arangua, Lillian Gelberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Directions For Change 621\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Changing the Health Care Delivery System 623\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNadereh Pourat, Hector P. Rodriguez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Medicare Reform 651\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerald F. Kominski, Jeanne T. Black, Thomas H. Rice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Public Health and Clinical Care 681\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan E. Fielding, Lester Breslow, Steven M. Teutsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Strengthening the Safety Net 703\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDylan H. Roby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services 727\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePauline Vaillancourt Rosenau, Ruth Roemer, Frederick J. Zimmerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 753\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald F. Kominski, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is professor, Department of Health Policy and Management in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and director of UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. He is co-developer of the California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) model currently being used to estimate eligibility and enrollment in health insurance exchanges in California and Hawaii.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChanging the\u003c\/i\u003e U. S. 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This resource also offers deep coverage of health reform and its impact on all areas and regions of health services.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is written by experts in the field who integrate evidence to explain the current condition and present support for needed change in our health care system.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompanion Web site: \u003cb\u003ewww.josseybass.com\/go\/kominski4e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Additional resources: \u003cb\u003ewww.josseybasspublichealth.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988902133989,"sku":"NP9781118128916","price":82.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118128916.jpg?v=1761781984","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/changing-the-u-s-health-care-system-isbn-9781118128916","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}