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"Dr. Jonas has been a voice in the wilderness preaching sense about both health and health services for years. He clearly identifies the problems and issues facing the system and its beneficiaries, based upon the evidence he has carefully marshaled for the reader...and he challenges the reader to make sense out of the facts, understanding the evidence within a historical and international context, and come up with judgments on needed changes and how to go about making them, starting with the facts which he so generously provides you."--From the Foreword by Anthony R. Kovner, PhD Professor of Health Policy and Management New York University This bestselling text is a concise and balanced classic presenting the domestic health care system. It explains the five major components of the U.S. health care system: 1. health care institutions (hospitals and nursing homes) 2. health care personnel (physicians, nurses, and others) 3. financing mechanisms 4. research and educational institutions that produce biomedical knowledge and health personnel 5. firms producing "health commodities" (such as pharmaceutical drugs and hospital equipment).

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 4 reviews)

Excellent book by Hidden Dragon (Aurora, CO)

5 Stars
July 06, 2009
This book not only talks about the structure of US health care system, but also gives historic information on how the system was evolved, making chapter 9's discussion on "Health Care Reform" much more meaningful. The author gives a balanced view on all major issues (e.g. private vs. public delivery systems). The Epilogue alone is worth the price of the book!

interesting book by Emily Katcher

5 Stars
February 02, 2009
Using this book for a graduate level policy and politics in nursing coarse. Very interesting. Got the book in good time.

Higly recommended book by T.C. (USA)

5 Stars
November 01, 2007
This book could be very useful to anybody who wants to learn the basics of the US healthcare system. It is very well organized and easy to read. It is in a way work in progress since new editions are produced frequently by the experts in the field, which makes the book up-to-date and more valuable.

solid explanation by M. S. Michels (Honolulu)

4 Stars
February 24, 2007
Good, solid, uncomplicated look at the economics of the health care system in America. I used it to produce a lecture for resident physicians.

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