Debates on U.S. Health Care
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This issues-based reference work (available in both print and electronic formats) shines a spotlight on health care policy and practice in the United States. Impassioned debates about the best solutions to health care in America have perennially erupted among politicians, scholars of public policy, medical professionals, and the general public. The fight over the Health Care Reform Act of 2010 brought to light a multitude of fears, challenges, obstacles, and passions that often had the effect of complicating rather than clarifying the debate. The discourse has never been more heated. The complex issues that animate the health care debate have forced the American public to grapple with the exigencies of the present system with regard to economic, fiscal, and monetary policy, especially as they relate to philosophical, often ideologically driven approaches to the problem. Americans have also had to examine their ideas about the relationship of the individual to and interaction with the state and the varied social and cultural beliefs about what an American solution to the problem of health care looks like. In light of the need to keep students, researchers, and other interested readers informed and up-to-date on the issues surrounding health care in the U.S., this volume uses introductory essays followed by point/counterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of this complex issue.
Features & Benefits:
Features & Benefits:
- The volume is divided into three sections, each with its own Section Editor: Quality of Care Debates (Dr. Jennie Kronenfeld), Economic & Fiscal Debates (Dr. Mark Zezza), and Political, Philosophical, & Legal Debates (Prof. Wendy Parmet).
- Sections open with a Preface by the Section Editor to introduce the broad theme at hand and provide historical underpinnings.
- Each Section holds 12 chapters addressing varied aspects of the broad theme of the section.
- Chapters open with an objective, lead-in piece (or "headnote") followed by a point article and a counterpoint article.
- All pieces (headnote, point article, counterpoint article) are signed.
- For each chapter, students are referred to further readings, data sources, and other resources as a jumping-off spot for further research and more in-depth exploration.
- Finally, the volume concludes with a comprehensive index, and the electronic version of the book includes search-and-browse features, as well as the ability to link to further readings cited within chapters should they be available to the library in electronic format.
Contents
Philosophical, Political, and Legal Debates Introduction
Philosophical, Political, and Legal Debates Introduction
Foundational Debates
- Moral Significance of Health Care
- Health Care and Human Health
- Health Care as a Human Right
- Individual Responsibility for Health
- The Role of the Market in Health Care
- Racial Disparities in Health Status and Accessing Health Care
- Single-Payer Health Care System
Health Care Reform Debates
- Public Opinion and Health Care Reform
- States' Rights and Health Care Reform
- Liberty and the Individual Mandate
- Federal Authority Over the Individual Mandate
- Underserved Communities and Health Care Reform
- Abortion and Reproductive Health Services
- Reforming Medical Malpractice Liability
Economic and Fiscal Debates Introduction
Economic and Fiscal Debates Introduction
Expanding Coverage
- Individual Mandate
- Insurance Regulation
- Insurance Exchanges
- Employer Mandate
Paying for Reform and Bending the Cost Curve
- Deficit Reduction
- Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
- Taxing High-Cost (Cadillac) Plans
- Price Transparency
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Independent Payments Advisory Board
- Medicare Negotiation of Drug Pricing
- Medicaid Program Flexibility
Quality Debates Introduction
Quality Debates Introduction
Providers and Quality
- Primary Care
- Nurse Practitioners and Physicians' Assistants
- Female Physicians
- Ethnic Background of Physicians and Patients
- Home Care
Treatment Methods and Quality
- Centralized Versus Decentralized Control
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Information Technology Adoption
Cost and Quality
- Medicare Benefit Cuts
- High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans
Description
This issues-based reference work (available in both print and electronic formats) shines a spotlight on health care policy and practice in the United States. Impassioned debates about the best solutions to health care in America have perennially erupted among politicians, scholars of public policy, medical professionals, and the general public. The fight over the Health Care Reform Act of 2010 brought to light a multitude of fears, challenges, obstacles, and passions that often had the effect of complicating rather than clarifying the debate. The discourse has never been more heated. The complex issues that animate the health care debate have forced the American public to grapple with the exigencies of the present system with regard to economic, fiscal, and monetary policy, especially as they relate to philosophical, often ideologically driven approaches to the problem. Americans have also had to examine their ideas about the relationship of the individual to and interaction with the state and the varied social and cultural beliefs about what an American solution to the problem of health care looks like. In light of the need to keep students, researchers, and other interested readers informed and up-to-date on the issues surrounding health care in the U.S., this volume uses introductory essays followed by point/counterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of this complex issue.
Features & Benefits:
Features & Benefits:
- The volume is divided into three sections, each with its own Section Editor: Quality of Care Debates (Dr. Jennie Kronenfeld), Economic & Fiscal Debates (Dr. Mark Zezza), and Political, Philosophical, & Legal Debates (Prof. Wendy Parmet).
- Sections open with a Preface by the Section Editor to introduce the broad theme at hand and provide historical underpinnings.
- Each Section holds 12 chapters addressing varied aspects of the broad theme of the section.
- Chapters open with an objective, lead-in piece (or "headnote") followed by a point article and a counterpoint article.
- All pieces (headnote, point article, counterpoint article) are signed.
- For each chapter, students are referred to further readings, data sources, and other resources as a jumping-off spot for further research and more in-depth exploration.
- Finally, the volume concludes with a comprehensive index, and the electronic version of the book includes search-and-browse features, as well as the ability to link to further readings cited within chapters should they be available to the library in electronic format.
Contents
Philosophical, Political, and Legal Debates Introduction
Philosophical, Political, and Legal Debates Introduction
Foundational Debates
- Moral Significance of Health Care
- Health Care and Human Health
- Health Care as a Human Right
- Individual Responsibility for Health
- The Role of the Market in Health Care
- Racial Disparities in Health Status and Accessing Health Care
- Single-Payer Health Care System
Health Care Reform Debates
- Public Opinion and Health Care Reform
- States' Rights and Health Care Reform
- Liberty and the Individual Mandate
- Federal Authority Over the Individual Mandate
- Underserved Communities and Health Care Reform
- Abortion and Reproductive Health Services
- Reforming Medical Malpractice Liability
Economic and Fiscal Debates Introduction
Economic and Fiscal Debates Introduction
Expanding Coverage
- Individual Mandate
- Insurance Regulation
- Insurance Exchanges
- Employer Mandate
Paying for Reform and Bending the Cost Curve
- Deficit Reduction
- Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
- Taxing High-Cost (Cadillac) Plans
- Price Transparency
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Independent Payments Advisory Board
- Medicare Negotiation of Drug Pricing
- Medicaid Program Flexibility
Quality Debates Introduction
Quality Debates Introduction
Providers and Quality
- Primary Care
- Nurse Practitioners and Physicians' Assistants
- Female Physicians
- Ethnic Background of Physicians and Patients
- Home Care
Treatment Methods and Quality
- Centralized Versus Decentralized Control
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Information Technology Adoption
Cost and Quality
- Medicare Benefit Cuts
- High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans
Reviews
September 2012 | 592 pages | Sage US
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 11/10/2019 | 9781412996020 | $150.00 |
| Lifetime | 25/10/2022 | 9781483306063 | $120.00 |
| 180 Day Ebook | 25/10/2022 | 9781483306063 | $83.00 |
This issues-based reference work (available in both print and electronic formats) shines a spotlight on health care policy and practice in the United States. Impassioned debates about the best solutions to health care in America have perennially erupted among politicians, scholars of public policy, medical professionals, and the general public. The fight over the Health Care Reform Act of 2010 brought to light a multitude of fears, challenges, obstacles, and passions that often had the effect of complicating rather than clarifying the debate. The discourse has never been more heated. The complex issues that animate the health care debate have forced the American public to grapple with the exigencies of the present system with regard to economic, fiscal, and monetary policy, especially as they relate to philosophical, often ideologically driven approaches to the problem. Americans have also had to examine their ideas about the relationship of the individual to and interaction with the state and the varied social and cultural beliefs about what an American solution to the problem of health care looks like. In light of the need to keep students, researchers, and other interested readers informed and up-to-date on the issues surrounding health care in the U.S., this volume uses introductory essays followed by point/counterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of this complex issue.
Features & Benefits:
Features & Benefits:
- The volume is divided into three sections, each with its own Section Editor: Quality of Care Debates (Dr. Jennie Kronenfeld), Economic & Fiscal Debates (Dr. Mark Zezza), and Political, Philosophical, & Legal Debates (Prof. Wendy Parmet).
- Sections open with a Preface by the Section Editor to introduce the broad theme at hand and provide historical underpinnings.
- Each Section holds 12 chapters addressing varied aspects of the broad theme of the section.
- Chapters open with an objective, lead-in piece (or "headnote") followed by a point article and a counterpoint article.
- All pieces (headnote, point article, counterpoint article) are signed.
- For each chapter, students are referred to further readings, data sources, and other resources as a jumping-off spot for further research and more in-depth exploration.
- Finally, the volume concludes with a comprehensive index, and the electronic version of the book includes search-and-browse features, as well as the ability to link to further readings cited within chapters should they be available to the library in electronic format.
Table Of Contents:
- Philosophical, Political, and Legal Debates Introduction
- Foundational Debates
- Moral Significance of Health Care
- Health Care and Human Health
- Health Care as a Human Right
- Individual Responsibility for Health
- The Role of the Market in Health Care
- Racial Disparities in Health Status and Accessing Health Care
- Single-Payer Health Care System
- Health Care Reform Debates
- Public Opinion and Health Care Reform
- States' Rights and Health Care Reform
- Liberty and the Individual Mandate
- Federal Authority Over the Individual Mandate
- Underserved Communities and Health Care Reform
- Abortion and Reproductive Health Services
- Reforming Medical Malpractice Liability
- Economic and Fiscal Debates Introduction
- Expanding Coverage
- Individual Mandate
- Insurance Regulation
- Insurance Exchanges
- Employer Mandate
- Paying for Reform and Bending the Cost Curve
- Deficit Reduction
- Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
- Taxing High-Cost (Cadillac) Plans
- Price Transparency
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Independent Payments Advisory Board
- Medicare Negotiation of Drug Pricing
- Medicaid Program Flexibility
- Quality Debates Introduction
- Providers and Quality
- Primary Care
- Nurse Practitioners and Physicians' Assistants
- Female Physicians
- Ethnic Background of Physicians and Patients
- Home Care
- Treatment Methods and Quality
- Centralized Versus Decentralized Control
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Information Technology Adoption
- Cost and Quality
- Medicare Benefit Cuts
- High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans
- Medicare Part D, counterpoint
- Medicare Part D, point
- Medicare: Block Grants, counterpoint
- Health Disparities and Discrimination, counterpoint
- Health Disparities and Discrimination, point
- English as Official US Language, point
- Population Growth, counterpoint
- Tax Deductibility of Employer Sponsored Health Insurance, counterpoint
- Accountable Care Organizations, point
- Comparative-Effectiveness Studies, counterpoint
- Taxing Cadillac Plans, point
- Ethnic Background of Physicians and Patients, counterpoint
- Insurance Deductibles, counterpoint
- Insurance Deductibles, point
- Local Control of Health Care, counterpoint
- Local Control of Health Care, point
- Price Transparency, counterpoint
- Price Transparency, point
- Primary Care vs. Specialization, point
- Tax Deductibility of Employer Sponsored Health Insurance, point
- The Value of the Private Health Insurance Industry, counterpoint
- Primary Care vs. Specialization, counterpoint
- Emergency Room Use and Cost Shifting, counterpoint
- Medicare Benefits Cuts, counterpoint
- Medicare Benefits Cuts, point
- Emergency Room Use and Cost Shifting, point
- The Employer Mandate, point
- The Employer Mandate, counterpoint
- The Independent Payment Advisory Board, point
- The Independent Payment Advisory Board, counterpoint
- Public Opinion and Health Care, point
- Public Opinion and Health Care, counterpoint
- Deficit Reduction, point
- Deficit Reduction, counterpoint
- Individual Mandate, point
Recent Product Reviews:
Will be of interest to public, special, and academic libraries interested in health care reform, including those with a focus on medical economics, ethics, and social services.
Laurie Selwyn
Debates on U.S. Healthcare would be a valuable addition to public libraries and academic libraries. It would benefit students, researchers, voters, and anyone else interested in gaining a better understanding of health-care reform in the U.S.would be a valuable addition to public libraries and academic libraries. It would benefit students, researchers, voters, and anyone else interested in gaining a better understanding of health-care reform in the U.S.
Booklist
It focuses less on policy, which may become dated, and more on the philosophies behind the health care debate. It would be an excellent addition to any library serving an undergraduate population.
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