Now in its 10th edition, this best-selling introductory text, valued for its balanced overview of the U.S. health care system, has been fully updated to help students stay at the forefront of the dynamic and complex health care field.
Jonas Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System continues to offer a foundational framework that concisely explains the core elements and functions of the system. The text provides an essential understanding of the current state of the health care system, as well as the factors influencing its future state. Students also benefit from the special emphasis given to the evolution of the health care system and to identification of the underlying values that influence health care policy.
Well-organized and easily accessible, the 10th edition prepares the next generation of health care leaders—from health care management, public health, medicine, nursing, allied health, and health policy—to comprehend the variety of forces that shape the field in which they will practice so they can navigate change and improve the health systems record on quality, safety, value, access, and equity. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.
New to the 10th Edition:
Expanded coverage of telehealth, advanced consumer medical devices, apps, and remote patient monitoring
Updated treatment of the social and political determinants of health
Discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic including the health care systems resiliency in the face of adversity
Updated content on the diverse health care workforce and its functions
Discussion of important financing issues including value-based care and alternative payment models as well as the impact of private equity funding, consolidation, and consumerism
Significantly updated sections across the continuum of care including self-care, adult day services, hospice, long-term care, and others
Key Features
The most concise and balanced introduction to the U.S. health care system
Engaging visual content including cartoons, graphs, and tables that consolidate key information about health care system performance, workforce trends, health care financing, and policy changes
Qualified instructors have access to this editions expanded Instructor Resources featuring new learning activities and practice problems for each chapter, engaging case studies and additional resources to supplement students dynamic learning and interaction with the text
Raymond L. Goldsteen, DrPH, MA, is Professor Emeritus of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine. He was founding director of the MPH Program and professor of Population Health in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota. He was also founding director of the Graduate Program in Public Health and professor of Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. Dr. Goldsteen has an extensive background in health care and was formerly a director of the health policy research centers at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, University of Oklahoma College of Public Health, and the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He is a coauthor of Introduction to Public Health, now in its second edition, and many peer-reviewed publications in health and health care.
Karen Goldsteen, PhD, MPH, is an Affiliated Public Health Faculty member in the Program in Public Health at Stony Brook University. Prior to this, she was a research associate professor of Population Health in the MPH Program, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, at the University of North Dakota. She was also a research associate professor of Health Technology and Management in the Graduate Program in Public Health at Stony Brook University. She was awarded her MPH degree from Columbia University School of Public Health and her PhD in Community Health from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was a Pew Health Policy Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Goldsteen is a coauthor of Introduction to Public Health, now in its second edition, and many peer-reviewed publications on health and health care.
Benjamin Z. Goldsteen, MBA, has 20 years of experience as an innovator in health care and life sciences organizations. While working at one of the largest consulting firms in the world, he led multiple strategy and performance-improvement engagements for health care clients across the United States from assessment through implementation. He is highly knowledgeable about all aspects of health care delivery and the policies that impact the health care system. He currently serves as Chief Analytics Officer of a division dedicated to driving transformation across the largest municipal health care system in the United States.
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
PART I. U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: PRESENT STATE
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Settings for Health Care Delivery
Chapter 3. The People who Provide Health Care
Chapter 4. Medicines, Devices, and Technology
Chapter 5. Government and the Health Care System
Chapter 6. Financing the Health Care System
Chapter 7. Health Care System Performance
PART II. THE CHANGING U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHERE WE ARE GOING
Chapter 8. Debates That Have Structured Health Care System Change
Chapter 9. History of Change From 1900 to 2010: Incrementalism
Chapter 10. History of Change From 1900 to 2010: Comprehensive Reform
Chapter 11. The Affordable Care Act and Health Care Reform After its Passage
Chapter 12. Prospects for the U.S. Health Care System
