Understanding Healthcare Economics managing your career in an evolving healthcare system

• Main Authors: Wendel, Jeanne (Author), Serratt, Teresa D. (Author), O'Donohue, William T. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group [2018]
• Edition: Second edition
• Subjects: Economics, Medical; Delivery of Health Care; Insurance, Health; Quality of Health Care; Medical Informatics; United States
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 Healthcare economics is a topic of increasing importance due to the substantial changes that are expected to radically alter the way Americans obtain and finance healthcare. Understanding Healthcare Economics, 2nd Edition provides an evidence-based framework to help practitioners comprehend the changes already underway in our nation's healthcare system. It presents important economic facts and explains the economic concepts needed to understand the implications of these facts. It also summarizes the results of recent empirical studies on access, cost, and quality problems in today's healthcare system. The material is presented in two sections. Section 1 focuses on the healthcare access, cost and quality issues that create pressures for change in health policy. The first edition was completed just as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was debated and passed. This new edition updates the information about access, cost, and quality issues. It also discusses the pressure for change that led to the passage of the PPACA, evidence that shaped the construction of the act, evidence on the impacts of the PPACA, and evidence on the pressures for future changes