1st Edition

Improving Health Care of the Poor The New York City Experience

By Miriam Ostow Copyright 1997
158 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge

I can think of no one more fitting to provide the broad perspective on the City's health system, as well as a specific analysis of the current state of affairs. --James R. Tallone, Jr., President, United Hospital FundFor the three decades since passage of Medicare and Medicaid, health care service to the American people has expanded. Relatively few studies have assessed the extent to which access... Read more
List of Tables, Preface, 1. Why New York City?, 2. The Changing Health Care Delivery System, 3. Cascade of Dollars, 4. The Role of the State, 5. How Much Did Health Care for the Poor Improve?, 6. Innovative Programs, 7. Medicaid Managed Care, 8. Destabilization and Beyond, 9. Lessons for Policy, Selected Bibliography, Index

Biography

Miriam Ostow