Health Care Services in The 1990s A Consumer's Guide

Name: Health Care Services in The 1990s A Consumer's Guide
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ISBN: 9780275938673

ISBN-10: 0275938670

ISBN-13: 9780275938673

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sandra Guerra, Stephen J. Williams

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How do you go about choosing between health insurance plans . . . selecting a hospital. . .choosing a doctor? These are just some of the difficult decisions certain to have a profound impact on your physical, emotional, and financial well-being for years to come. This comprehensive guide shows you how to make knowledgeable choices--how to get everything you require from our nation's $600 billion a year health care system. Health Care Services in the 1990s provides life-or-death information about ambulatory care, long-term care, and mental health services. Learn about the changing roles of physicians and dentists. . .insurance vs. pre-paid plans. . .how hospitals and physicians get current…

Book details

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 5/30/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 408
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Stephen Williams is the series editor for our Health Services Administration list. He is also a Professor of Public Health and head of the Division of Health Services Administration in the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University in Dan Diego, California.



Preface Your Role in Health Care Being Informed


Understanding the System Taking Charge


Promoting Your Own Health Be the Best that You Can Protecting Your Life


Where Care Is Given Ambulatory Care


Backbone of the System The Hospital


Big Risks, Big Rewards Long-Term Care


Many Choices, Many Opportunities; Mental Health


A Real Challenge The Powers That Be


Who Gives Care? Your Physician


A Key Player Dentists


Real Success, Fading Future The Supporting Cast


Other Important Providers Paying The Bill


Health Insurance Health Insurance


What It Is, How It Works; Managed Care


Lower Cost, More Restrictions Paying The Bill


Governmental Programs Medicare


A Partial Help The Uninsured and Underinsured


Squeezed and in Trouble Financing and Reimbursement


Who Gets Paid And How National Health Expenditures Payments to Professionals and Institutions The Quality of Care Measuring and Assuring the Quality of Care Your Rights as a Consumer Alternatives To Traditional Medicine New Approaches To Special Situations Bypassing Traditional Resources


Epilogue



Sources of Information



Toll-Free Numbers



State Medical Boards, Medicare Carriers, and PROS


Index