Essentials of Health Policy and Law (Book with Access Code)
by Teitelbaum, Joel B.; Wilensky, Sara E.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback w/ Access Code
Pub. Date: 2012-04-19
Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Summary
Essentials of Health Policy and Law provides students of public health with a firm foundation of the basics of American health policy and law. G iven the prominent role played by policy and law in the health of all Americans, The aim of this book is to help readers Understand The broad context of health policy and law, The essential policy and legal issues impacting and flowing out of the health care and public health systems, And The way health policies and laws are formulated. Think of this textbook as an extended manual-introductory, concise, and straightforward-to the seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law, and thus as a jumping off point for discussion, reflection, research, and analysis. Features: Chapters are structured to allow For The teaching of policy and law in tandem or separately. Includes a chapter on analytic skills for public health students, including how to write a policy analysis. Each chapter includes discussion questions to engage student reflection. Accompanied by Essential Readings in Health Policy and Law (available in 2008)-a compilation of carefully selected readings meant to allow for deeper analysis of issues covered in this textbook. A complete package of instructor resources. Check out the companion text, Essential Readings in Health Policy and Law . This compilation of carefully selected readings is meant to allow for deeper analysis of issues covered in Essentials of Health Policy and Law .
Table of Contents
Preface1
Acknowledgments1
Chapter1 Understanding the Role of and Conceptualizing Health Policy and Law
Chapter2 Policy and the Policymaking Process
Chapter3 Law and the Legal System
Chapter4 Overview of the Health Care System
Chapter5 Public Health Institutions and Systems
Chapter6 Individual Rights in Health Care and Public Health
Chapter7 Understanding Health Insurance
Chapter8 Health Economics in a Health Policy Context
Chapter9 National Health Reform
Chapter10 Government Health Insurance Programs: Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare
Chapter11 Health Care Quality Policy and Law
Chapter12 Public Health Preparedness Policy
Chapter13 The Art of Structuring and Writing a Health Policy Analysis
Acknowledgments1
Chapter1 Understanding the Role of and Conceptualizing Health Policy and Law
Chapter2 Policy and the Policymaking Process
Chapter3 Law and the Legal System
Chapter4 Overview of the Health Care System
Chapter5 Public Health Institutions and Systems
Chapter6 Individual Rights in Health Care and Public Health
Chapter7 Understanding Health Insurance
Chapter8 Health Economics in a Health Policy Context
Chapter9 National Health Reform
Chapter10 Government Health Insurance Programs: Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare
Chapter11 Health Care Quality Policy and Law
Chapter12 Public Health Preparedness Policy
Chapter13 The Art of Structuring and Writing a Health Policy Analysis
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