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Paying for Medical Care in the United States / Oscar N. Serbein.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1953]Copyright date: ©1953Description: 1 online resource (544 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231922609
  • 9780231887823
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- Part I: SOURCES AND RESEARCH METHODS -- CHAPTER I. RESEARCH IN PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER II. SOURCE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE STUDY -- Part II: HEALTH, MEDICAL CARE, AND PAYMENT -- CHAPTER III: THE PROBLEM OF HEALTH -- CHAPTER IV. PREVALENCE OF ILLNESS -- CHAPTER V. MEDICAL RESOURCES -- CHAPTER VI. THE COST OF ILLNESS -- CHAPTER VII. MEETING THE COSTS OF ILLNESS -- Part III: PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER VIII. THE NATURE OF PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER IX. COMMERCIAL MEDICAL CARE INSURANCE -- CHAPTER Χ. BLUE CROSS -- CHAPTER XI. BLUE SHIELD -- CHAPTER XII. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS -- CHAPTER XIII. MEDICAL CARE REQUIRED BY LAW -- CHAPTER XIV. OTHER PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER XV. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXTENSION OF COVERAGE -- CHAPTER XVI. LEGAL ASPECTS OF PREPAYMENT PLANS -- Part IV: BUSINESS AND MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XVII. THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XVIII. BUSINESS MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS -- Part V: GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER XIX. OUTLINE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XX. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE~DIRECT PROVISION -- CHAPTER XXI. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE-GRANTS-1N A1D -- CHAPTER XXII. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES -- CHAPTER XXIII. STATE GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XXIV. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XXV. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES -- Part VI: PROBLEM AREAS -- CHAPTER XXVI. SPECIAL GROUPS -- CHAPTER XXVII. AUXILIARY SERVICES AND DENTAL CARE -- Part VII: PREVENTION -- CHAPTER XXVIII. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS -- CHAPTER XXIX. PREVENTION OF DISEASE -- Part VIII: EVALUATION OF PRESENT PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER XXX. PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER XXXI. NON-PREPAYMENT METHODS -- Part IX: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS -- CHAPTER XXXII. MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XXXIII. MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER XXXIV. ENROLLMENT IN PREPAYMENT PLANS -- APPENDICES -- A: Medical Aid Provided by Workmen’s Compensation Laws, with Their Effective Dates -- B: Supplementary Tables -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary: Studies the methods used by the people of the United States in paying for medical care to identify and examine the sources of funds used to defray medical expenses; to evaluate these methods; and to consider the possibilities for further development of the current methods for payment.
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- Part I: SOURCES AND RESEARCH METHODS -- CHAPTER I. RESEARCH IN PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER II. SOURCE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE STUDY -- Part II: HEALTH, MEDICAL CARE, AND PAYMENT -- CHAPTER III: THE PROBLEM OF HEALTH -- CHAPTER IV. PREVALENCE OF ILLNESS -- CHAPTER V. MEDICAL RESOURCES -- CHAPTER VI. THE COST OF ILLNESS -- CHAPTER VII. MEETING THE COSTS OF ILLNESS -- Part III: PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER VIII. THE NATURE OF PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER IX. COMMERCIAL MEDICAL CARE INSURANCE -- CHAPTER Χ. BLUE CROSS -- CHAPTER XI. BLUE SHIELD -- CHAPTER XII. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS -- CHAPTER XIII. MEDICAL CARE REQUIRED BY LAW -- CHAPTER XIV. OTHER PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER XV. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXTENSION OF COVERAGE -- CHAPTER XVI. LEGAL ASPECTS OF PREPAYMENT PLANS -- Part IV: BUSINESS AND MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XVII. THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XVIII. BUSINESS MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS -- Part V: GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER XIX. OUTLINE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XX. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE~DIRECT PROVISION -- CHAPTER XXI. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE-GRANTS-1N A1D -- CHAPTER XXII. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES -- CHAPTER XXIII. STATE GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XXIV. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XXV. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES -- Part VI: PROBLEM AREAS -- CHAPTER XXVI. SPECIAL GROUPS -- CHAPTER XXVII. AUXILIARY SERVICES AND DENTAL CARE -- Part VII: PREVENTION -- CHAPTER XXVIII. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS -- CHAPTER XXIX. PREVENTION OF DISEASE -- Part VIII: EVALUATION OF PRESENT PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER XXX. PREPAYMENT PLANS -- CHAPTER XXXI. NON-PREPAYMENT METHODS -- Part IX: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS -- CHAPTER XXXII. MEDICAL CARE -- CHAPTER XXXIII. MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS -- CHAPTER XXXIV. ENROLLMENT IN PREPAYMENT PLANS -- APPENDICES -- A: Medical Aid Provided by Workmen’s Compensation Laws, with Their Effective Dates -- B: Supplementary Tables -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

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Studies the methods used by the people of the United States in paying for medical care to identify and examine the sources of funds used to defray medical expenses; to evaluate these methods; and to consider the possibilities for further development of the current methods for payment.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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