Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health

by Lorens Helmchen and R. Kaestner & A.L. Sasso

Much of the debate about health policy in the United States has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the relatively large number of individuals who are uninsured. While tackling the problem of the uninsured might improve access to and utilization of health care, it would likely have little effect on the health of the population, as there is only a weak connection between health insurance coverage and health. Expanding health...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848551800
• ISBN13: 9781848551800
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"