Jones & Bartlett Learning Health Blog

By Kristina M. Young, MS & Philip J. Kroth, MD, MS
Authors of Health Care USA, 9th Edition

Amidst all the rhetoric and bluster of the health care debate, public discourse suggests that many lawmakers and the American public have little understanding of the fundamental principles of how insurance actually works.  Regarding the ACA, calls to end its “individual mandate” because it infringes upon personal rights, suggestions to segregate people with pre-existing conditions into high-risk pools, and proposals to cap life-time health insurance benefits are only three examples of what seem to bespeak an enduring ignorance. In the face of all controversies, health insurance market principles remain grounded in insurers’ management of risk and how insurance works.

Topics: ACA, health administration, Individual Mandate, MACRA, National Health, health insurance, Public Administration

By Leiyu Shi, DrPH, MBA, MPA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
& Douglas A. Singh, PhD, MBA, Indiana University at South Bend, School of Business and Economics
Authors, Delivering Health Care in America, 7th Edition (Available Oct. 13, 2017)

 

With this Seventh Edition, we celebrate 20 years of serving instructors, students, policymakers, and others, both at home and overseas, with up-to-date information on a dynamic United States health care delivery system. Much has changed and much will continue to change in the future as the nation will grapple with critical issues of access, cost, and quality. Indeed, much of the developing and developed world will also be contending with similar issues.

People in the United States, in particular, had just gotten a taste of a far-reaching health care reform with President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act (ACA), nicknamed Obamacare. The law produced mixed results that are documented in this new edition.

Topics: New Edition, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Author, health administration, National Health, Public health management, Delivering Health Care in America, Public Administration, shi & singh

The 18th annual National Public Health Week is quickly approaching, and is celebrated April 1-7. This year's theme is "Public Health Is ROI: Save Lives, Save Money." Uniting around this year’s theme, Americans and their communities are encouraged to take preventive measures to help improve their lives. Little steps can lead to big changes.

Topics: public health education, Mary-Jane Schneider, National Public Health Week, National Health, Schneider, Introduction to Public Health

New CourseSmart Releases in Health Science:

• Pfeiffer, Concepts of Athletic Training, 6e (http://www.coursesmart.com/9781449637378)
  Focuses on the care and management of sport and activity related injuries while presenting key concepts in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner.
• Greenberg, Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality, 4e (http://www.coursesmart.com/9780763799472)
  Addresses all aspects of sexuality—biological, spiritual, psychological, and sociocultural—and presents the information both factually and impartially.

Topics: New Edition, administration, health administration, Health Science, nutrition, Public Health, Law, new edition, finance, Human Sexuality, National Health, Personal Health, Sports, USA, athletic training, Finance, Healthy living, Policies, sports