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The fourth edition of the essential guide to the contemporary US health care system.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLHealth care reform has been a dominant theme in public discourse for decades now. The passage of the Affordable Care Act was a major milestone, but rather than quell the rhetoric, it has sparked even more heated debate. In the latest edition of Introduction to US Health Policy, Donald A. Barr reviews the current structure of the American health care system, describing the historical and political contexts in which it developed and the core policy issues that continue to confront us today.Barr’ comprehensive analysis explores the various organizations and institutions that make the US health care system work―or fail to work. He describes in detail the paradox of US health care―imultaneously the best in the world and one of the worst among developed countries―while introducing readers to broad cultural issues
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