Health Services

Robert W. Sandstrom is a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and a Faculty Associate in the Center for Health Policy and Ethics and Center for Health Services Research and Patient Safety, Creighton University, Nebraska, U.S.A. Helene L. Lohman earned her B.S. degree in occupational therapy from Colorado State University, her M.A. degree in health education with a graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and her doctor of occupational therapy degree from Creighton University at Omaha, Nebraska. She is a tenured Full Professor in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at Creighton University, Nebraska, U.S.A. and has been teaching for over 25 years. James D. Bramble is an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at Creighton University, Nebraska, U.S.A.

1 Public Policy and Therapists 2 Access and Cost of Health Care 3 Quality of Health Care 4 Population Health, Public Health, and Value-Based Health Care 5 Public Policies Advancing Community Inclusion 6 Fundamentals of Insurance 7 Private Insurance and Therapy Practice 8 Medicare 9 Medicaid, Military/Veterans Medical Insurance, and Indian Health Service 10 The Acute Medical Care System 11 The Post-Acute Health Care System 12 The Role of Therapy Services in Educational Systems 13 Effecting Policy Change: Therapist as Advocate Glossary