Health and Health Care 2010, Second Edition, offers well-researched coverage of health insurance, managed care, health care providers, the health workforce, medical technologies, information technologies, consumerism, public health services, mental health, child health, health of the elderly, chronic care, and health behaviors, and more. Each of the volume's topics starts with historical background leading into the contemporary setting and is followed with predicted short-term developments and forecasts reaching to the year 2010. Acknowledging the difficulty of long-term predictions, even by experts, the projections are cast as "stormy," "long and winding," or "sunny."
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Health and Health Care 2010:
The book was in excellent condition, like new. It took roughly 2 weeks to arrive, I was hoping for a bit quicker delivery.
A good albeit dated book:
Anyone who writes about the future of anything takes risks that it will be dated before the ink is dry. This books moves beyond the usual futuristic predictions and gives good direction for the future. of course, reading it in 2008, when the book is written for predictions only to 2010 it had few surprises. But worthy of a read.
2010 Forecast is Behind the times:
This text book is out of date even though it is a forecast up to 2010. The copywrite on it is 2000. Some of the issues the author presents are current for the year 2005 and this is already 2007.
An Excellent Reference on the Evolving Health Care Landscape:
Where is our nation's health-care system headed in the next decade? And how will we cope with the inevitable collision of rising costs, politics and human needs? This excellent book is one of the best overviews I've read on the topic. First published in late 2001, it's now available in an updated 2nd edition. It was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and compiled by the Institute for the Future. Even if you don't agree with all of the predictions, you will respect the honesty and thoroughness... more info
