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

US News & World Report just released their list of the Best Jobs of 2014, and 40 of the top 100 picks are health care jobs. Among other criteria, US News selected and ranked these jobs based on the number of expected openings, advancement opportunities, career fulfillment and salary expectations.

Topics: allied health, allied health professional, Careers, Health, health administration, Health care, Health Care Industry, health professionals, Health Professions, Health Science, Medication, National Health, nurse practitioner, Occupational Therapist, Personal Health, Pharmaceutical sciences, Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Physical Therapist Assistant, physical therapy, Physician, registered nurse, Respiratory Care, respiratory therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist

The all-new Sixth Edition of the best-selling Introduction to Human Disease: Pathophysiology for Health Professionals is here.

Topics: allied health, Diagnosis, Disease, Diseases, Epidemiology, Global health, Health, health administration, health professionals, Health Professions, Health Science, Human Diseases, Medication, Mental Illness, National Health, New Edition, new edition, New Text, Treatment

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

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