The Health Care Safety Net in a Post-Reform World

by Mark A. Hall

Book Overview

The Health Care Safety Net in a Post-Reform World examines how national health care reform will impact safety net programs that serve low-income and uninsured patients. The "safety net" refers to the collection of hospitals, clinics, and doctors who treat disadvantaged people, including those without insurance, regardless of their ability to pay. Despite comprehensive national health care reform, over twenty million people will remain uninsured...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813553067
• ISBN13: 9780813553061
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary