Health and Health Care Policy
By - Moniz, CynthiaCall no: 362.1042 MON
Chapters conclude with "Highlights" and "References;" most also contain "Websites." Preface I National Health and Mental Health Policy in the U.S. 1 Efforts to Establish National Health Insurance: 1865-1946 The Welfare State in the U.S Historical Determinants Early Efforts to Establish National Health and Mental Health Care Policy and Services: 1865-1912 Efforts to Enact Compulsory Health Insurance: 1912-1920 Federal-State Reforms and Private Insurance: 1920-1932 The New Deal Reforms: 1932-1940 Federal Health and Mental Health Policy and Services: 1941-1946 2 The Emergence of Employment-Based Insurance and Managed Care: 1943-Present Political Opposition to National Health Insurance: 1943-1950 The Defeat of National Health Care Legislation: 1943-1949 The Political Battle to Enact Medicare: 1950-1965 Health Care Inflation and Strategies for Reform:1970-1988 The Creation and Role of Community Mental Health Centers: 1963-1992 The Decline of Community Mental Health: 1980-1992 The Rise and Fall of the Health Security Act: 1988-1996 Aftermath of the Health Security Act II The U.S Health Care System Today 3 Access to Care Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S The Uninsured Population in the U.S Health Insurance and Utilization of Services 4 The Growth and Development of Managed Care The Health Maintenance Act (HMO) of 1973 From HMOs to Managed Care From Managed Care to Managed Competition Managed Care Backlash Managed Care and Medicare Managed Care and Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health Care The Future of Managed Care 5 Medicare and Medicaid Medicare Beneficiaries Managed Care and Medicare Benefits and Financing Recipients III At-Risk and Underserved Populations 6 Disparities in Health: People of Color Measuring Health Disparities African Americans HIV/AIDS Latina/os (Hispanics) Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Native Americans Environmental Health Risks Racial Differences in the Delivery of Medical Care 7 Disparities in Health: Gender and Age-Based Differences Women and Infants Children and Adolescents Elderly IV Future Directions 8 Inequality Is Bad for Your Health: A Framework for Health Policy What Is Health? Determinants of Health The Biopsychosocial Perspective The Social Determinants of Health Implications for Health Policy and Social Work Glossary of Terms Index.