The economics of US health care policy / Charles E. Phelps and Stephen T. Parente.
Material type: TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2018Description: 1 online resource (xix, 236 pages)ISBN: 9781315228518; 9781351856331Subject(s): Health insurance -- United States | Health insurance claims -- United StatesAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 368.38200973 LOC classification: HG9396 | .E26 2018Online resources: Click here to view.The pivotal role of employer paid health insurance -- An alternate universe : life without the tax subsidy -- How to get there from here and also grow the economy -- Who might support or oppose our proposal? -- What else needs fixing? -- Pre-existing conditions and the individual mandate -- Understanding Medicare and Medicaid -- Rationalizing Medicare and Medicaid -- Further discussion of our proposals -- Chronic conditions -- Bringing healthcare waste, fraud and abuse technology into the 21st century -- Towards a functional electronic health record -- Maximizing the promise of accountable care organizations -- Getting rid of overstated medical bills.