Unraveling U.S. health care a personal guide

More than ever, patients must act as consumers of health care, balancing informed decisions with available resources. Winter provides a timely and thorough explanation of U.S. health care, written in readable laymen's terms. Useful tips, explanatory charts, and statewide scorecards are included...

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Main Author: Winter, Roberta E.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2013.
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Summary: More than ever, patients must act as consumers of health care, balancing informed decisions with available resources. Winter provides a timely and thorough explanation of U.S. health care, written in readable laymen's terms. Useful tips, explanatory charts, and statewide scorecards are included throughout to assist readers in choosing the best care they can receive.
Physical Description: xi, 289 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-276) and index.
ISBN: 9781442222977 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1442222972 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781442222984 (ebk.)
1442222980 (ebk.)
Author Notes: Roberta E. Winter, MHA, MPA, has been president of her own health care consulting firm, Praevalere Inc., since 1996. In addition to her blog under the trade name, healthpolicymaven, she reviews health and public policy books for the New York Journal of Books, and performs research and policy analysis for health care initiatives.