Improving the value of health care / Shaun C. Turner and Erik S. Nguyen, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turner, Shaun C.

Nguyen, Erik S.

Series:

Health care issues, costs, and access.

Health care issues, costs and access series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget.

United States.

Medical care, Cost of--United States.

Medical care, Cost of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rising cost of health care represents the nation's single most important long-term fiscal challenge. This book explores whether increased transparency about prices for specific health care services and pharmaceuticals would help to temper the rapid growth in costs.

Contents:

""IMPROVING THE VALUE OF HEALTH CARE""; ""IMPROVING THE VALUE OF HEALTH CARE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""INCREASING THE VALUE OFFEDERAL SPENDING ON HEALTH CARE""; ""Evidence of Inefficiency""; ""BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND EFFICIENCY IN THE HEALTH SECTOR""; ""PATHWAYS TO IMPROVING EFFICIENCY""; ""INEFFICIENCY AND PRICE TRANSPARENCY FOR SPECIFIC MEDICAL SERVICES""; ""CBO�S ACTIVITIES""; ""End Notes""; ""INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN THE PRICING OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND PHARMACEUTICALS*""; ""WHAT IS PRICE TRANSPARENCY?""; ""WHO BUYS AND SELLS HEALTH CARE AND AT WHAT PRICES?""

""WHAT INFORMATION ON PRICES IS AVAILABLE?""""WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF PRICE TRANSPARENCY?""; ""WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL DISADVANTAGES OF PRICE TRANSPARENCY?""; ""What Factors Might Lead to Higher Prices?""; ""What Factors Might Prevent Higher Prices?""; ""WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO THE RANGE OF PRICES PAID?""; ""WHAT IS THE LIKELY NET EFFECT OF MORE PRICE TRANSPARENCY?""; ""HEALTH CARE SPENDING: CONTEXT AND POLICY*""; ""SUMMARY""; ""HEALTH SPENDING: THE BIG PICTURE""; ""International Perspective""; ""Valuing Spending on Health Care""; ""Economics and Valuing Spending""

""Distribution Matters""""KEY ISSUE FOR THE CONGRESS""; ""Federal Spending""; ""Constituents and Complexity""; ""THREE POLICY DIRECTIONS""; ""Changing Health Care""; ""Changing Federal Programs""; ""Changing Tax Policy""; ""Conclusion""; ""End Notes""; ""GETTING BETTER VALUE IN HEALTH CARE: HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES*""; ""Prepared Statement of Hon. Adrian Smith, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska""; ""sir, for coming. We look forward to your testimony.STATEMENT OF PETER ORSZAG, DIRECTOR, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE""

""STATEMENT OF JEANNE M. LAMBREW, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LYNDON B. JOHNSON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, AND SENIOR FELLOW, CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND""""Prepared Statement of Jeanne M. Lambrew, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin""; ""ELEMENTS OF A VALUE-ORIENTED SYSTEM""; ""POLICIES TO CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A VALUE-ORIENTED SYSTEM""; ""OPPORTUNITY""; ""STATEMENT OF DAVID GRATZER, M.D., SENIOR FELLOW, MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH""

""Prepared Statement of David Gratzer, M.D., Manhattan Institute""""MOVING DECISIONS CLOSER TO FAMILIES""; ""TRANSPARENCY""; ""BETTER INFORMATION ON QUALITY""; ""MORE COMPETITION AND CHOICE""; ""CHAPTER SOURCES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-080-X

OCLC:

923654275