American public opinion and health care / Robert J. Blendon [and others].

Other author Blendon, Robert.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : CQ Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxxi, 530 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects
Health surveys--United States.
Medical care--United States. --Public opinion.

Contents Introduction: public opinion on health policy / Robert J. Blendon ... [et al.] -- Trust in government and health care institutions / Tami Buhr and Robert J. Blendon -- Attitudes about the U.S. health system and priorities for government action / Robert J. Blendon and John M. Benson -- Attitudes about health care costs / Mollyann Brodie ... [et al.] -- The uninsured and efforts to expand coverage / Claudia Deane ... [et al.] -- The Massachusetts health reform law: a case study / Tara Sussman Oakman, Robert J. Blendon, and Tami Buhr -- Medicare and Medicaid / Elizabeth C. Hamel, Claudia Deane, and Mollyann Brodie -- Public opinion on prescription drugs / Claudia Deane and Mollyann Brodie -- Quality of care and medical errors / Mollyann Brodie ... [et al.] -- Attitudes about HIV/AIDS / Mollyann Brodie ... [et al.] -- Attitudes about abortion / Gillian K. SteelFisher and John M. Benson -- Attitudes about stem cell research / Gillian K. SteelFisher and John M. Benson -- End-of-life care / John M. Benson and Melissa J. Herrmann -- Public opinion and obesity / Sara Bleich and Robert J. Blendon -- Emerging infectious diseases / Gillian K. SteelFisher ... [et al.] -- Pandemic influenza / Gillian K. SteelFisher ... [et al.] -- Americans' views about racial and ethnic health care disparities / Mollyann Brodie, John M. Connolly, and Claudia Deane -- The views of African Americans and Hispanics on health policy / Kalahn Taylor-Clark and John M. Benson -- Women's perspectives on health care policy / Gillian K. SteelFisher, Tara Sussman Oakman, and John M. Benson -- Elections, partisan views, and health policy / Robert J. Blendon and John M. Benson -- Public opinion on health care reform through the prism of Obama's 2009-2010 reform effort / Claudia Deane ... [et al.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010030509
ISBN9780872893849 (case : alk. paper)
ISBN0872893847 (case : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RA407.3 .A44 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold