Still Broken : Understanding the U. S. Health Care System
ISBN: 9780804761963 | 0804761965
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Stanford Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 3/24/2010
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Health care is, arguably, the most hotly debated topic since Barack Obama took over the presidency. Perspectives on the future of our system echo through the halls of Washington and in the living rooms of Americans. A must-read for engaged citizens and policymakers alike,Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care Systemtakes a close look at our problems, proposes how to solve them, and explains how to navigate our political system to effect positive change. Based on over 30 years of study, Stephen M. Davidson provides a thorough understan... MORE
| List of Tables and Figures | p. xi |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Problems with the U.S. Health Care System | |
| The Promise and Disappointment of U.S. Medical Care | p. 3 |
| How Much We Spend | p. 15 |
| What We Get for What We Spend | p. 34 |
| Trouble in the Delivery Subsystem | p. 49 |
| Solutions | |
| Why the Problems Need to Be ... MORE | p. 71 |
| What Caused These Problems, and How Can We Attack Them? | p. 94 |
| Competition and the Market or the Public Sector? | p. 120 |
| Elements of a Solution for Increasing Access to Health Care, Improving Quality of Care, and Containing Health Care Expenditures | p. 152 |
| Politics! | |
| A Short History of Health Care Reform Efforts | p. 181 |
| The Politics of Reform: Elements of a Strategy to Break the Logjam | p. 206 |
| Strategy and Compromise | p. 227 |
| Notes | p. 253 |
| Index | p. 281 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Stephen M. Davidson holds a Ph.D. in Health Policy from the University of Chicago and a M.S.W. in Community Organization from the University of Maryland. He is Professor of Strategy and Policy at Boston University's School of Management, and Faculty Director of the Health Care Management Research Center. He has co-authored two successful books: Remaking Medicaid: Managed Care for the Public Good and The Physician-Manager Alliance: Building the Healthy Health Care Organization.
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