Overview
Consumer Health Care focuses on the U.S. healthcare system and the individual's experience with it. Entries cover topics related to the current state of health insurance, the various kinds (including Government programs like Medicare and Medicaid) and methods of its delivery, as well as the history of insurance and the evolution of our current for-profit system and the Healthcare legislation and reform.
Features & Benefits
- Standard features/structure of the health/medical titles in the "Gale Encyclopedia Of" books.
- New kind of content, however: entries cover many topics in 12 categories: Government agencies, Government programs, Healthcare delivery, Healthcare funding, Healthcare improvement, Healthcare professions, Insurance, Issues in healthcare, Legislation, Non-governmental healthcare organizations, Non-standard medical practice, Other healthcare systems, Technology and healthcare.