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Consumer health care / Brigham Narins, editor.

Science in Context Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Narins, Brigham, 1962- editor.
Series:
Consumer Health
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Insurance, Health--United States.
Medical Assistance--United States.
Health insurance--United States.
Health insurance.
National health insurance--United States.
National health insurance.
National health services--United States.
National health services.
Medical Subjects:
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Insurance, Health--United States.
Medical Assistance--United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (2 volumes) : color illustrations
Edition:
001 ed.
Place of Publication:
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"Consumer Health focuses on the U.S. healthcare system and the individual's experience with it. Entries cover topics related to the current state of health insurance, the various kinds (including government programs like Medicare and Medicaid) and methods of its delivery, as well as the history of insurance and the evolution of our current for-profit system. Healthcare legislation and reform is also discussed. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is discussed in detail"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Volume 1. A-L
Volume 2. M-Z.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781410338051
1410338053
9781573027250
1573027251
OCLC:
877107340

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