Book review of <it>Introduction to U.S. Health Policy: The Organization, Financing and Delivery of Health Care in America </it>by Donald A. Barr

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Donald A. Barr's <it>Introduction to U.S. Health Policy: The Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America </it>(second edition, 2007) offers a lucid and informative overview of the U.S. health system and the dilemmas policy mak...

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Main Author: Chapman Audrey R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
Online Access:http://www.peh-med.com/content/3/1/9
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>Donald A. Barr's <it>Introduction to U.S. Health Policy: The Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America </it>(second edition, 2007) offers a lucid and informative overview of the U.S. health system and the dilemmas policy makers currently face. Barr has provided a balanced introduction to the way health care is organized, financed, and delivered in the United States. The thirteen chapters of the book are quite comprehensive in the topics they cover. Even those knowledgeable about the U.S. health care system are likely to find much to stimulate their thinking in the text. The book can also appropriately serve as a basic text for a health policy course or in the medical or nursing school curriculum.</p>
ISSN:1747-5341