Paying for Medical Care in the United States / Oscar N. Serbein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serbein, Oscar N., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1953]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the methods used by the people of the United States in paying for medical care to identify and examine the sources of funds used to defray medical expenses; to evaluate these methods; and to consider the possibilities for further development of the current methods for payment.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

TABLES

Part I: SOURCES AND RESEARCH METHODS

CHAPTER I. RESEARCH IN PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL CARE

CHAPTER II. SOURCE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE STUDY

Part II: HEALTH, MEDICAL CARE, AND PAYMENT

CHAPTER III: THE PROBLEM OF HEALTH

CHAPTER IV. PREVALENCE OF ILLNESS

CHAPTER V. MEDICAL RESOURCES

CHAPTER VI. THE COST OF ILLNESS

CHAPTER VII. MEETING THE COSTS OF ILLNESS

Part III: PREPAYMENT PLANS

CHAPTER VIII. THE NATURE OF PREPAYMENT PLANS

CHAPTER IX. COMMERCIAL MEDICAL CARE INSURANCE

CHAPTER Χ. BLUE CROSS

CHAPTER XI. BLUE SHIELD

CHAPTER XII. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

CHAPTER XIII. MEDICAL CARE REQUIRED BY LAW

CHAPTER XIV. OTHER PREPAYMENT PLANS

CHAPTER XV. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXTENSION OF COVERAGE

CHAPTER XVI. LEGAL ASPECTS OF PREPAYMENT PLANS

Part IV: BUSINESS AND MEDICAL CARE

CHAPTER XVII. THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE

CHAPTER XVIII. BUSINESS MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS

Part V: GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS

CHAPTER XIX. OUTLINE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE

CHAPTER XX. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE~DIRECT PROVISION

CHAPTER XXI. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE-GRANTS-1N A1D

CHAPTER XXII. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES

CHAPTER XXIII. STATE GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE

CHAPTER XXIV. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE

CHAPTER XXV. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES

Part VI: PROBLEM AREAS

CHAPTER XXVI. SPECIAL GROUPS

CHAPTER XXVII. AUXILIARY SERVICES AND DENTAL CARE

Part VII: PREVENTION

CHAPTER XXVIII. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS

CHAPTER XXIX. PREVENTION OF DISEASE

Part VIII: EVALUATION OF PRESENT PROGRAMS

CHAPTER XXX. PREPAYMENT PLANS

CHAPTER XXXI. NON-PREPAYMENT METHODS

Part IX: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

CHAPTER XXXII. MEDICAL CARE

CHAPTER XXXIII. MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS

CHAPTER XXXIV. ENROLLMENT IN PREPAYMENT PLANS

APPENDICES

A: Medical Aid Provided by Workmen's Compensation Laws, with Their Effective Dates

B: Supplementary Tables

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88782-5

OCLC:

1100445112