Chapter 1

• 1.1 Healthcare in the United States: A Long Debate
• 1.2 Healthcare Reform Efforts
• 1.3 The Business of Healthcare
• 1.4 Healthcare Delivery Models
• 1.5 Cultural and Demographic Factors Affecting Healthcare
• Key Terms

Chapter 2

• 2.1 U.S. Healthcare Before 1900
• 2.2 U.S. Healthcare 1900–1950
• 2.3 U.S. Healthcare 1950–1980
• 2.4 U.S. Healthcare 1980–Present
• Key Terms

Chapter 3

• 3.1 Who Pays for Healthcare?
• 3.2 Reimbursement Methods
• 3.3 Managed Care Organizations
• 3.4 Public Insurance and Reimbursement
• 3.5 New Reimbursement Models
• Key Terms

Chapter 4

• 4.1 Physicians and Surgeons
• 4.2 Nurses
• 4.3 Other Clinical Practitioners
• 4.4 Technical Specialists
• 4.5 Clinical Support Personnel
• Key Terms

Chapter 5

• 5.1 Levels of Care
• 5.2 Hospitals
• 5.3 Other Healthcare Facilities
• 5.4 Physician Organizations
• 5.5 Healthcare Accreditation Organizations
• Key Terms

Chapter 6

• 6.1 What Is Long-Term Care?
• 6.2 Long-Term Care Services and Providers
• 6.3 Paying for Long-Term Care
• 6.4 Mental Illness in the United States
• 6.5 The Evolution of Mental Health Treatment
• 6.6 Paying for Mental Healthcare
• Key Terms

Chapter 7

• 7.1 What Is Integrative Medicine?
• 7.2 The Appeal of Integrative Medicine
• 7.3 Challenges to Integrative Medicine
• 7.4 Integrative Care and CAM: Practitioners
• 7.5 Integrative Care and CAM: Treatments and Approaches
• 7.6 Paying for Integrative Care
• Key Terms

Chapter 8

• 8.1 Role and Responsibilities of the U.S. Public Health System
• 8.2 Relationship Between Public Health Systems and Private Medicine
• 8.3 What Is Health Policy?
• 8.4 How Health Policy Is Created
• Key Terms

Chapter 9

• 9.1 The Role of Research in Shaping U.S. Healthcare
• 9.2 Structure and Function of Research
• 9.3 Ethics in Research
• 9.4 Regulation and Finance
• 9.5 The Impact of Research on Healthcare
• Key Terms

Chapter 10

• 10.1 The Double-Edged Sword of Technology: Need Versus Cost
• 10.2 The Debate Surrounding the Latest Technologies
• 10.3 Patient-Facing Technology
• 10.4 Health System Change and Technology
• Key Terms

Chapter 11

• 11.1 Bases for Comparison Between Countries
• 11.2 A Sampling of International Healthcare Systems
• 11.3 U.S. Healthcare System Compared to Other National Systems
• Key Terms

Chapter 12

• 12.1 Consumers Take More Control
• 12.2 Healthcare Reform
• 12.3 Advances in Technology
• 12.4 Global Trends
• Key Terms