Access to health care by Gulliford, Martin, 1954-; Morgan, Myfanwy instant download

Access to health care by Gulliford, Martin, 1954-; Morgan, Myfanwy instant download

ix, 223 pages ; 24 cm, \"Access to Health Care considers the meaning of 'access' in health care and examines the theoretical issues that underpin these questions in health research and health policy. Access is considered in both a UK and an international context. The book includes chapters on contrasting health policies in the United States and the European Union.\" \"Access to Health Care provides health care researchers, as well as health professionals, managers and policy analysts, with a clear and wide-ranging overview of topical and controversial questions in health policy and health services organisation and delivery.\"--BOOK JACKET, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction: meaning of 'access' in health care -- Geographic access to health care -- Equity and access to health care -- Patients' help-seeking and access to health care -- Organizational barriers to access -- Financial incentives and barriers to access -- Access to health care in the United States -- Access to health care in the European Union: the impact of user charges and voluntary health insurance -- Access to dental services -- Evaluation and access -- Reform, rationing and choice in a changing context