Building a Unified American Health Care System : A Blueprint for Comprehensive Reform / Gilead I. Lancaster, Jim Himes, and David L. Katz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lancaster, Gilead I., 1956- author.

Himes, Jim, author.

Katz, David L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health care reform.

Health care reform--United States.

Health services administration--United States.

Health services administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This is a "big idea" book that is meant to inspire health care leaders, policy makers, and other stakeholders to take a good look at our system as a whole and strive for something better, rather than continuing to focus solely on insurance reforms. The author has excellent credentials and has been involved in health policy reform efforts for many years"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The American health care system disorder

The ideal American health care system : a wish list

Health care and the economy

Lessons from the creation of the Federal Reserve system

How a national medical board can help the current health care system's problems

EMBRACE : a comprehensive plan for health care system reform

The National Medical Board and the Federal Reserve system compared

Anticipated impact on health, health care, business, innovation, and government

Cost considerations

Implementating EMBRACE

Political considerations and advocacy

Questions answered.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lancaster, Gilead I. Building a Unified American Health Care System

ISBN:

1-4214-4589-1

OCLC:

1373347125