{"product_id":"our-unsystematic-healthcare-system-9781538177044","title":"Our Unsystematic Healthcare System","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Unsystematic Healthcare System\u003c\/strong\u003e by Budrys, Grace. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781538177044.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Unsystematic Healthcare System 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. Our Unsystematic Healthcare System is the ideal book for introducing readers to the basics of the complex U.S. healthcare system in an accessible way.\nNew to this Edition:\nNew 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 Roe v Wade (Chapter 2)New chapter on the pharmaceutical industry explores drug development, advertising, and legislation to explore why the cost of drugs is so high (Chapter 7)New chapter on the social determinants of health considers the World Health Organizations view that neither behavior nor healthcare arrangements are primarily responsible for people’s health (Chapter 9)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946073387061,"sku":"ByrdShop_1538177048","price":29.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781538177044_2a962e7b-328c-4deb-b1df-cb758418fcfb.jpg?v=1778904739","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/our-unsystematic-healthcare-system-9781538177044","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}