The Affordable Care Act and Medicare in comparative context /

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Author / Creator:	Kinney, Eleanor D., author.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource (xxix, 456 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge bioethics and law Cambridge bioethics and law.
Subject:	United States. -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Health care reform -- United States. Health insurance -- United States. Medicare.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12599230

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Varying Form of Title:	The Affordable Care Act & Medicare in Comparative Context
ISBN:	9781316275245 (ebook) 9781107110557 (hardback) 9781107527416 (paperback)
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Summary:	Burdened with perennially rising costs and responsible for providing health insurance to more than one sixth of all Americans, Medicare in its original form is fiscally and demographically unsustainable. In light of dramatic reforms under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of Medicare. Eleanor D. Kinney explains how the ACA addresses systemic problems of cost and volume inflation, quality assurance, and fraud. Recognizing the potential for more radical change in the future, Kinney also explores the potential of Medicare to become a single-payer system. Comparisons are made with national health systems in Canada and the United Kingdom, from which the United States can draw valuable lessons. An approachable yet comprehensive account of Medicare and the ACA, this book will be invaluable for health care professionals and informed citizens.
Other form:	Print version: 9781107110557

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