Download or read book Changing the U.S. Health Care System written by Ronald M. Andersen and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System is a thoroughly revised and updated compendium of the most current thought on three key components of health care policy—improving access, ensuring quality, and controlling costs. Written by a panel of health care policy experts, this third edition highlights the most recent research relevant to health policy and management issues. New chapters address topics such as the disparities in health and in health care, information systems, and performance in the area of nursing. Revisions to chapters from the previous edition emphasize the most recent developments in the field.