Health Policy

crisis and reform in the U.S. health care delivery system

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Health Policy focuses on 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, the 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 and underinsured. It covers the recent changes in health policy that impact Medicaid, Medicare, managed care, and private health insurance.