BRIEF CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter 1   The History of US Healthcare and the Demographics of Disease

Chapter 2   Healthcare Professions

Chapter 3   Hospitals and Healthcare Systems

Chapter 4   The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries

Chapter 5   Long-Term Care

Chapter 6   Mental Health

Chapter 7   Government Involvement in US Healthcare

Chapter 8   The Economics of Healthcare

Chapter 9   Health Insurance

Chapter 10   The Quality of US Healthcare

Chapter 11   Health Information Technology

Chapter 12   Population Health

Chapter 13   The US Healthcare System in Comparison with Other Countries

Chapter 14   The Future of Healthcare in the United States

Glossary

Index

About the Authors