Health Care Costs
Outlook & Options
Seiten
2009
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60692-151-7 (ISBN)
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60692-151-7 (ISBN)
The US political system arguably is not particularly effective at addressing gradual long-term problems such as rising health care costs and aging. But the problems caused by rising health care costs are not just long-term ones. In fact, some of them are already having significant effects on various aspects of our society.
The U.S. political system arguably is not particularly effective at addressing gradual long-term problems such as rising health care costs and ageing. But the problems caused by rising health care costs are not just long-term ones. In fact, some of them are already having significant effects on various aspects of our society. Health care costs are already reducing workers' take-home pay to a degree that is both under-appreciated and at least partially unnecessary, consuming roughly a quarter of the federal budget, and putting substantial pressure on state budgets (mostly through the Medicaid program), thereby constraining funding for other governmental priorities. Identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the nation's health care system can yield significant benefits, even in the short term, and focusing attention on those effects that are already occurring may be helpful in developing the consensus necessary to make the needed changes.
The U.S. political system arguably is not particularly effective at addressing gradual long-term problems such as rising health care costs and ageing. But the problems caused by rising health care costs are not just long-term ones. In fact, some of them are already having significant effects on various aspects of our society. Health care costs are already reducing workers' take-home pay to a degree that is both under-appreciated and at least partially unnecessary, consuming roughly a quarter of the federal budget, and putting substantial pressure on state budgets (mostly through the Medicaid program), thereby constraining funding for other governmental priorities. Identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the nation's health care system can yield significant benefits, even in the short term, and focusing attention on those effects that are already occurring may be helpful in developing the consensus necessary to make the needed changes.
Preface; Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology; The Long-Term Budget Outlook and Options for Slowing the Growth of Health Care Costs; Health Costs and Health Information Technology; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.8.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 230 x 155 mm |
| Gewicht | 294 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60692-151-7 / 1606921517 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60692-151-7 / 9781606921517 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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