The Future U.S. Healthcare System: Who Will Care for the Poor and Uninsured?

Medical Writings15 May 1998The Future U.S. Healthcare System: Who Will Care for the Poor and Uninsured?Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MSArlene S. Bierman, MD, MSAgency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-10-199805150-00035 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Altman SH, Reinhardt UW, Shields AE; eds. 426 pages. Chicago: Health Administration Pr; 1998. $44.00. ISBN 1567930670. Order phone 708-450-9952.Field of medicine: Health policy and health services research.Format: Softcover book.Audience: Physicians, health policy professionals, and health care administrators.Purpose: To provide background on the problem of caring for poor and uninsured persons in the United States and to provide policy recommendations.Content: The 22 chapters are divided into five sections. The first three sections give overviews of the literature on the uninsured, the growing challenges to the traditional safety net, and the effect of for-profit hospital conversions. ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MarylandDisclaimer: The views given here are those of the author. No official endorsement from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research or the Department of Health and Human Services is intended or should be inferred. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 May 1998Volume 128, Issue 10Page: 879-880KeywordsChildrenForecastingHealth careHealth care policyHealth insuranceHealth services researchPrevention, policy, and public healthRiversSafety ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 May 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...