Health Policy

In 1983 two doctors, one from each side of the world, decided to form a partnership, and so began a scientific adventure that would improve the odds that babies could be born healthy and whole. Neural tube defects that severely disabled or killed babies...

Since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the American health care system has steadily grown in size and complexity. Muriel R. Gillick takes readers on a narrative tour of American health care, incorporating the stories of older patients...

In 1983 two doctors, one from each side of the world, decided to form a partnership, and so began a scientific adventure that would improve the odds that babies could be born healthy and whole. Neural tube defects that severely disabled or killed babies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983573906Author Glenn Troy MortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Taylor, Levi, and Associates LLCPublisher Taylor, Levi, and Associates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975501832Author Lowell S LevinFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Golden Apple PublicationsPublisher Golden Apple PublicationsWeight(grams) 417g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972600774Author Richard YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Novel InstinctsPublisher Novel InstinctsWeight(grams) 608g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981652818Author Michael J NewtonFormat PaperbackImprint Michael NewtonPublisher Michael NewtonWeight(grams) 417g

Medicare is quickly approaching insolvency, in part because the program pays too much for the services it provides. In Bring Market Prices to Medicare, Robert F. Coulam, Roger Feldman, and Bryan E. Dowd propose a groundbreaking solution: Use market-based...

Dr. Scott W. Atlas examines the status of US health care under the Affordable Care Act and presents key reforms to meet the nation's significant health care challenges. Updated for 2020, the revised edition includes the facts about single-payer systems...

In this incisive account, a prize-winning social scientist offers deep insights into the changing terrain of U.S. politics and public policy. Because of far-reaching changes in the Reagan era, Theda Skocpol shows, the Clinton Health Security bill became...

The International Health Policy Program was established in 1986 by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the Pew Charitable Trusts to improve access to health services for the most disadvantaged people in developing countries. This volume...

When something health-related goes wrong, it typically impacts lives. It's not a broken computer, stalled vehicle, or a large home repair; it's a loved one's well-being on the line. In the middle of this angst, families are further burdened by exorbitant...

Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Sixth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. Written with the undergraduate in mind, Essentials of the...

"Healthy China 2030" is a national strategy for improving the health of the population and coordinating health and socio-economic development, and a major means for the country to participate in global health governance and meet targets set in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789290611714Author Carol AddyFormat PaperbackPage Count 79Imprint WHO Regional Office for the Western PacificPublisher WHO Regional Office for the Western...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241549820Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health Organization

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788274772083Author Gunnar TellnesFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Oslo Academic PressPublisher Oslo Academic PressWeight(grams) 1010g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781421448244Author Seth A BerkowitzFormat HardbackPage Count 376Imprint Johns Hopkins University PressPublisher Johns Hopkins University Press

Drawing from the perspectives of a variety of disciplines, this innovative text is unlike any others of its kind. Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Fourth Edition analyzes current U.S. health policy and proposes various alternatives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857284587Author B. J. BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 226Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 590g

The world's two most populous countries face numerous policy challenges from rapid demographic change, including gender imbalance, population aging, and rapid urbanization. Drawing on social science expertise from China, India, and the United States, the...

This original and innovative book opens up new perspectives in health policy debate, examining the emerging international trends in the governance of health professions and the significance of national contexts for the changing health workforce. In...

In an ageing society, the health and well-being of older people has become a primary focus of concern for government, policy makers and practitioners. With moves towards greater integration of health and social care services, there is a need for improved...

Public silence in policymaking can be deafening. When advocates for a disadvantaged group decline to speak up, not only are their concerns not recorded or acted upon, but also the collective strength of the unspoken argument is lessened - a situation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583679944Author Rob WallaceFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 767g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781553392132Author Colleen FloodFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Queen's UniversityPublisher Queen's UniversityWeight(grams) 614g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781553391319Author John DorlandFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Queen's UniversityPublisher Queen's UniversityWeight(grams) 522g

One of America’s top healthcare leaders offers a prescription to fix an ailing and inequitable healthcare system In Health, Hope, and Healing for All, Eugene A. Woods, CEO of Advocate Health, one of the largest non-profit health systems in the nation,...

At a time when the world's wealthiest nations struggle to make health care and medicine available to everyone, why do resource-constrained countries make costly commitments to universal health coverage and AIDS treatment after transitioning to democracy?...

In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically...

In "The Politics of the Opioid Epidemic," leading political scientists from diverse theoretical traditions provide new insights into the enduring features of American policy and practice that have influenced state-level and national responses...

Deficiencies in old age care are some of the most pressing human rights concerns in mature welfare states. This book radically challenges the ethics of viewing care as a tradeable commodity and introduces a novel framework for understanding and...

An in-depth analysis of the NHS reforms ushered in by UK Coalition Government under the 2012 Health and Social Care Act. Contributions from leading researchers from the UK, the US and New Zealand, and a foreword from Julian Le Grand, examine the reforms...

Health systems are organised and funded differently, even in countries at similar stages of development. With case studies from 11 Commonwealth countries and using qualitative comparative analysis, this volume explores the differences and similarities...

Critical realism, as a toolkit of practical ideas, helps researchers to extend and clarify their analyses. It resolves problems arising from splits between different research approaches, builds on the strengths of different methods and overcomes their...

This book examines the methods used to evaluate the value of health promotion projects and determines whether attempts to change people's lifestyles have proved successful. Taking in to account the practical and ethical issues involved in deciding the...

Numerous books have been written about Victorian child care pioneers, but few biographical studies have been published about more recent child care and welfare giants. In the revised edition of this classic book, Bob Holman, a champion for children in...

Personal health budgets are an important new tool to improve the lives of people living with long-term conditions and disabilities by giving them greater choice and control over their healthcare.This is the first step-by-step guide to their...

NHS reform continues to be a topical yet contentious issue in the UK. Reforming healthcare: What's the evidence? is the first major critical overview of the research published on healthcare reform in England from 1990 onwards by a team of leading UK...

The health care system in the United States has been called the best in the world. Yet wide disparities persist between social groups, and many Americans suffer from poorer health than people in other developed countries. In this revised edition of...