{"product_id":"our-unsystematic-healthcare-system-fifth-grace-budrys-9781538177044","title":"Our Unsystematic Healthcare System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Unsystematic Healthcare System\u003c\/i\u003e presents readers with a comprehensive overview of the U.S. healthcare system with an emphasis on change. It opens with a comparison of U.S. life expectancy and national expenditures with those of other economically advanced countries. The chapters that follow outline the different sectors of the healthcare system including public health, physician and hospital networks, private and public health insurance plans, and the pharmaceutical industry. The book's conclusion considers forces outside of the healthcare system that play a role in determining Americans' health status and longevity. \u003ci\u003eOur Unsystematic Healthcare System\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal book for introducing readers to the basics of the complex U.S. healthcare system in an accessible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew to this Edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapter on public health outlines public health origins, workings, and achievements to give students the background needed to discuss current crises such as COVID-19 and the overturning of \u003ci\u003eRoe v Wade \u003c\/i\u003e(Chapter 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapter on the pharmaceutical industry explores drug development, advertising, and legislation to explore why the cost of drugs is so high (Chapter 7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapter on the social determinants of health considers the World Health Organization's view that neither behavior nor healthcare arrangements are primarily responsible for people's health (Chapter 9)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grace Budrys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538177048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538177044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024","brand":"Grace Budrys","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44255119278335,"sku":"9781538177044","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7e154fd-d2f0-4622-8df7-f5ba025b987d.jpg?v=1694616218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-unsystematic-healthcare-system-fifth-grace-budrys-9781538177044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}