the health spending challenge Rivlin, Alice M. Antos, Joseph R. Brookings Institution ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. dcu Washington, D.C Brookings Institution Press c2007 2007 monographic eng

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xii, 233 p. : ill. "Authors suggest reforms in federal programs that have the potential to reduce the growth of spending for the entire health system, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of care provided, and enhance health outcomes and stress the need for innovative approaches and cooperation between the private and public sectors"--Provided by publisher. Overview -- Rising health care spending--federal and national / Joseph R. Antos and Alice M. Rivlin -- Strategies for slowing the growth of health spending / Joseph R. Antos and Alice M. Rivlin -- The challenge of Medicare / Gail R. Wilensky -- The role of Medicaid / Alan R. Weil and Louis F. Rossiter -- Leveraging other federal health systems / Susan D. Hosek -- Private payer roles in moving to more efficient health spending / Paul B. Ginsburg -- Cost containment and the politics of health care reform / Judith Feder and Donald W. Moran -- Building public support for slowing the growth of health care spending / Stuart M. Butler. Alice M. Rivlin and Joseph R. Antos, editors. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Medical care, Cost of United States Medical care United States Cost control Health care reform Economic aspects United States Medical economics United States RA410.53 .R488 2007eb 362.1/0425 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10176632 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10176632 CaPaEBR 070108 ebr10176632