Health Care Politics and Policy in AmericaM. E. Sharpe, 1995 - 290 pages An overview of health care politics and policy, featuring both an historical review of the development of health care policy in the US, and an analysis of recent health care reform efforts. The book emphasises the role of the state and federal government, and the private sector in health policy. |
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