Overview
The Business Reference Guide series is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various businesstopics. This volume offers an examination of the components of the U.S. health care system and the efforts to reformthe current system in order to control costs and expand access. The collection begins by introducing key stakeholders,their role and interactions, before turning to a discussion of health care policy and politics. Finally, the volume examinesthe impact health care economics and policy have on individual patients and their health care providers.