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Chapter j1: jU.S. jMedical jCare: jAn jUncertain jFuture
This jchapter jintroduces jthe jstudent jto jthe jeconomic jway jof jthinking jas jit jrelates jto jthe
jstudy jof jthe jU.S. jmedical jcare jsystem. jAfter ja jbrief jsummary jof jthe jhistorical jdevelopment
jof jmedical jcare jdelivery jand jfinance, jthe jbasics jof jeconomic jmodeling jand janalysis jare
jaddressed. jThe jsimilarities jand jdifferences jbetween jmedical jcare jand jother jeconomic jgoods
jand jservices jare jalso jdiscussed. jAs ja jset jof junifying jthemes jproviding jfocus jand jcontinuity
jthroughout jthe jbook, jten jguiding jprinciples jare jintroduced jand jdefined.
Chapter jOutline
a. Historical jdevelopments jin jthe jdelivery jof jmedical jcare
1. Post-war jexperience
2. Concern jover jhigh jand jrising jspending
3. Changes jin jmedical jcare jdelivery
b. Health jeconomics jdefined
c. Ten jkey jeconomic jconcepts
d. Summary jand jconclusions
j jIssues jin jMedical jCare jDelivery
• The jPatient jProtection jand jAffordable jCare
j Actjof j2010
• Spending jSomebody jElse’s jMoney
Chapter jObjectives
1. Understand jthe jnature jof jthe jhealth jcare jcrisis jin jAmerica.
1. Identify j the j important j historical j developments j affecting j health j care j delivery
j andjfinance jin jthe jU.S. jsystem.
1. Identify jand jexplain jthe jmajor jreasons jfor jthe jhigh jand jrising jcost jof jmedical jcare.
1. Understand jhow jthe jthird-party jpayment jmechanism jand jmanaged jcare
jaffectjhealth jcare jdelivery.
, lOMoAR cPSD| 41562175
Chapter j1: jU.S. jMedical jCare: jAn jUncertain jFuture
This jchapter jintroduces jthe jstudent jto jthe jeconomic jway jof jthinking jas jit jrelates jto jthe
jstudy jof jthe jU.S. jmedical jcare jsystem. jAfter ja jbrief jsummary jof jthe jhistorical jdevelopment
jof jmedical jcare jdelivery jand jfinance, jthe jbasics jof jeconomic jmodeling jand janalysis jare
jaddressed. jThe jsimilarities jand jdifferences jbetween jmedical jcare jand jother jeconomic jgoods
jand jservices jare jalso jdiscussed. jAs ja jset jof junifying jthemes jproviding jfocus jand jcontinuity
jthroughout jthe jbook, jten jguiding jprinciples jare jintroduced jand jdefined.
Chapter jOutline
a. Historical jdevelopments jin jthe jdelivery jof jmedical jcare
1. Post-war jexperience
2. Concern jover jhigh jand jrising jspending
3. Changes jin jmedical jcare jdelivery
b. Health jeconomics jdefined
c. Ten jkey jeconomic jconcepts
d. Summary jand jconclusions
j jIssues jin jMedical jCare jDelivery
• The jPatient jProtection jand jAffordable jCare
j Actjof j2010
• Spending jSomebody jElse’s jMoney
Chapter jObjectives
1. Understand jthe jnature jof jthe jhealth jcare jcrisis jin jAmerica.
1. Identify j the j important j historical j developments j affecting j health j care j delivery
j andjfinance jin jthe jU.S. jsystem.
1. Identify jand jexplain jthe jmajor jreasons jfor jthe jhigh jand jrising jcost jof jmedical jcare.
1. Understand jhow jthe jthird-party jpayment jmechanism jand jmanaged jcare
jaffectjhealth jcare jdelivery.
