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Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform
Seiten
2016
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-2022-6 (ISBN)
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-2022-6 (ISBN)
The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans.
In Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform, Dr. Richard (Buz) Cooper argues that US poverty and high health care spending are inextricably entwined. Our nation's health care system bears a financial burden that is greater than in any other developed country in large part because impoverished patients use more health care, driving up costs across the board. Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Cooper illuminates the geographic patterns of poverty, wealth, and health care utilization that exist across neighborhoods, regions, and states-and between countries. He chronicles the historical threads that have led to such differences, examines the approaches that have been taken to combat poverty throughout US history, and analyzes the impact that structural changes now envisioned for clinical practice are likely to have. His research reveals that ignoring the impact of low income on health care utilization while blaming rising costs on waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary care has led policy makers to reshape clinical practice in ways that impede providers who care for the poor.
The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans.
In Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform, Dr. Richard (Buz) Cooper argues that US poverty and high health care spending are inextricably entwined. Our nation's health care system bears a financial burden that is greater than in any other developed country in large part because impoverished patients use more health care, driving up costs across the board. Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Cooper illuminates the geographic patterns of poverty, wealth, and health care utilization that exist across neighborhoods, regions, and states-and between countries. He chronicles the historical threads that have led to such differences, examines the approaches that have been taken to combat poverty throughout US history, and analyzes the impact that structural changes now envisioned for clinical practice are likely to have. His research reveals that ignoring the impact of low income on health care utilization while blaming rising costs on waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary care has led policy makers to reshape clinical practice in ways that impede providers who care for the poor.
The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans.
Richard (Buz) Cooper, MD (1936-2016), was a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, the dean and executive vice president of the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he founded the Institute for Health and Society, and the cofounder and director of the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Riding the A Train
2. Milwaukee
3. Los Angeles
4. Boston versus New Haven
5. Health Care Costs of Poverty
6. A Nation of Nations
7. Global Perspectives
8. States
9. The 30% Solution
10. Solution #1
11. Solution #2
References
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 24.08.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | 76 Line drawings, black and white |
Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 544 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie | |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
Wirtschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4214-2022-8 / 1421420228 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4214-2022-6 / 9781421420226 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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