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Care-Seeking Patterns And Outcomes Of Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Who Are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Jay Shen, Johnathan Perlin, Yi-Hua Xu, Thomas Wan
Care-Seeking Patterns And Outcomes Of Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Who Are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Jay Shen, Johnathan Perlin, Yi-Hua Xu, Thomas Wan
Thomas T.H. Wan
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Reform Of The United States Health Care System: An Overview, Robert B. Leflar
Reform Of The United States Health Care System: An Overview, Robert B. Leflar
Robert B Leflar
This essay, written for readers unfamiliar with the details of American health law and policy, portrays the essential features of the battle for health reform in the United States and of the law that survived the battle: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The essay summarizes key aspects of the U.S. health care system and how it compares in terms of costs and results with other advanced nations’ systems. The political and legal conflicts leading up to and following PPACA’s enactment are described. The major features of the law, attempting to address problems of access to health care, …