Financing Population Health Improvement: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Iom Roundtable on Population Health Improvement, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, et al.

Despite spending far more on medical care than any other nation and despite having seen a century of unparalleled improvement in population health and longevity, the United States has fallen behind many of its global counterparts and competitors in such health outcomes as overall life expectancy and rates of preventable diseases and injuries. A fundamental but often overlooked driver of the imbalance between spending and outcomes is the nation\'s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309307465
• ISBN13: 9780309307468
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.7"