Health Care Economics and American Health Policy
A Book for the Rest of Us
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©2026, 270 pages
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Health Care Economics and American Health Policy: A Book for the Rest of Us demystifies complex economic concepts and policies, making them accessible and easy-to-understand for students, especially those without a strong economic and policy background. The book emphasizes the implications of economic theories and policy decisions on the health care system and health outcomes. It provides an analysis of fundamental economic principles and demonstrates their application in the realm of health care policy. The book addresses a wide range of topics, including the economic underpinnings of leading health care reform proposals, the proper role of government in health care, and the financing and fairness of American health care.
Health Care Economics and American Health Policy is a unique and highly informative combination of history, economic theory and health policy designed to help readers better understand the existing health care system and how best to improve it. Consequently, it is an ideal textbook for courses in health economics, health policy, public health, and health administration.
Health Care Economics and American Health Policy is a unique and highly informative combination of history, economic theory and health policy designed to help readers better understand the existing health care system and how best to improve it. Consequently, it is an ideal textbook for courses in health economics, health policy, public health, and health administration.
Ronald L. Caplan is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey. His areas of expertise include health economics, American healthcare policy, and the history of American self-care. Dr. Caplan earned his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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"Professor Ron Caplan has written a vivid, balanced, and very readable account of health care economics and American health policy. He avoids buying into the overpriced American system, and concludes, after an objective and balanced account, that the hundreds on commercial insurance companies detract from good value and should be replaced by a single, public health care system. In one way or another, every other advanced society has used a variation of this approach, and comparative assessments keep finding the overall quality of care is higher than in the United States. Professor Caplan has provided clear figures and tables, starting with his three pillars: self-care to both keep as healthy as possible and to manage your health problems; public health to keep communities and populations healthy; and costly medical services when we need them. References combine classic articles and books with up-to-date ones."
Donald Light, Professor of Psychiatry and Comparative Health Care Systems, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford New Jersey
Donald Light, Professor of Psychiatry and Comparative Health Care Systems, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford New Jersey
