Taking Care of the Uninsured: A Path to Reform - Softcover

Chesney, James D; Smitherman Jr., Herbert C; Taueg, Cynthia; Mach, Jennifer; Smith, Lucille

9780615162768: Taking Care of the Uninsured: A Path to Reform

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615162762 ISBN 13: 9780615162768

Publisher: Wayne State University Press, 2008

Over the past forty years, since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid, health care has been a hotly debated public policy issue. In the eyes of many, the U.S. health care system suffers from three major challenges: It does not cover and provide access to enough people, it functions inefficiently, and it could provide a better quality of care.

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About the Author:

ames D. Chesney, PhD, is a member of the Policy Initiatives Consulting Group, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, is assistant dean of community and urban health and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, and president and CEO of Health Centers Detroit Foundation, Inc., Detroit, Michigan.

Cynthia Taueg, BSN, MPH, DHA, is vice president for community health at St. John Health, Warren, Michigan.

Jennifer Mach, MD, MPH, is a research assistant in epidemiology and biostatistics for Voices of Detroit Initiative, Detroit, Michigan.

Lucille Smith, MEd is executive director of Voices of Detroit Initiative, Detroit, Michigan.

Review:

This book is an excellent description of the way in which local communities can come together to meet the health needs of their most vulnerable citizens. It should stimulate lively discussion as an important model for this nation. --Irvin D. Reid, President of Wayne State University

This book describes the barriers encountered . . . the lessons learned that can be applied in every community, and the policy changes needed for real reform . . . and serves as a guide for others seeking a 'path to reform.' --Gail L. Warden, President Emeritus of Henry Ford Health System

This book describes the barriers encountered . . . the lessons learned that can be applied in every community, and the policy changes needed for real reform . . . and serves as a guide for others seeking a 'path to reform.' --Gail L. Warden, President Emeritus of Henry Ford Health System

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