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Jonas & Kovner’s
James R. Knickman
Brian Elbel
Editors
Jonas & Kovner’s
Health Care
Delivery in the
United States
12th Edition
Health Care Delivery in the United States
James R. Knickman, PhD · Brian Elbel, PhD, MPH · Editors
Steven Jonas, MD, MPH, MS, FNYAS · Founding Edito
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This fully updated and revised 12th edition of the highly acclaimed textbook on health care delivery provides graduate and undergraduate students with a comprehensive survey of health care in the United States with topics ranging from the organization of care, the politics su
ounding health care in the United States, to population health and vulnerable
populations, health care costs and value, health care !nancing, and health information technology. Chapters provide thorough
coverage of the rapid changes that are reshaping our system and the extent of our nation’s achievement of health care value
and the Triple Aim: better health and better care at a lower cost. With an emphasis on population health and public health,
this text includes a timely focus on how social and physical environments in"uence health outcomes. Prominent scholars,
practitioners, and educators within public health, population health, health policy, health care management, medical care, and
nursing present the most up-to-date evidence-based information on social and behavioral determinants of health and health
equity, immigrant health, health care workforce challenges, preventive medicine, innovative approaches to control health care
costs, initiatives to achieve high quality and value-based care, and much more.
Designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of health care management and administration, nursing, and
public health, the text addresses all complex core issues su
ounding our health care system and health policy, such as the
challenges to health care delivery, the organization and politics of care, and comparative health systems. Organized in a
eadable and accessible format, contributors provide an in-depth and objective appraisal of why and how we organize health
care the way we do, the enormous impact of health-related behaviors on the structure, function, and cost of the health care
delivery system, and other emerging and recu
ent issues in health policy, health care management, and public health. #e
12th edition features the contributions of such luminaries as former editor Anthony R. Kovner, Michael K. Gusmano, Carolyn
M. Clancy, Marc N. Gourevitch, Joanne Spetz, James Morone, Karen DeSalvo, and Christy Ha
is Lemak, among others.
Chapters include audio chapter summaries with discussion of newsworthy topics, learning objectives, discussion questions,
case exercises, and new charts and tables with concrete health care data. Included for instructors are an Instructor’s Manual,
PowerPoint slides, Syllabus, Test Bank, Image Bank, supplemental e-chapter titled A Visual Overview of Health Care Delivery,
access to an annual ACA update and health policy changes, extra cases and syllabus speci!cally for nurses, and a transition
guide
idging the 11th and 12th editions.
New to the 12th Edition:
• #ree completely revised chapters on the politics
of health care, vulnerable populations, and health
information technology
• Expanded coverage on population health and
population health management, health equity,
in"uences of social determinants on health behavior
and outcomes, health education planning, health
workforce challenges, national and regional quality
improvement initiatives and more
• Revised e-Chapter providing A Visual Overview of
Health Care Delivery in the United States and Image
Bank for the 12th Edition
• Access to Springer Publishing Company’s annual
ACA update
• Audio podcasts provide summaries for each chapter
with real-world context of topics featured in the news
• New appendix with overview of U.S. Government
Public Health Agencies
• Access to fully searchable ebook, including extra
e-chapters and student ancillaries on Springer
Publishing ConnectTM
• Full Instructor Packet including Instructor’s Manual,
Test Bank, PowerPoint slides, Image Bank, and Case
Exercises for Nursing Instructors
Health Care Delivery in the United States
12th Edition
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BRIEF CONTENTS
PART I HEALTH POLICY
CHAPTER 1 The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy 3
CHAPTER 2 Organization of Care 15
CHAPTER 3 The Politics of Health Care in the United States 51
CHAPTER 4 Comparative Health Systems 73
PART II KEEPING AMERICANS HEALTHY
CHAPTER 5 Population Health 101
CHAPTER 6 Public Health: A Transformation in the 21st Century 123
CHAPTER 7 Health and Behavior 151
CHAPTER 8 Vulnerable Populations: Meeting the Health Needs of Populations
Facing Health Inequities 183
PART III MEDICAL CARE: TREATING AMERICANS’
MEDICAL PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 9 The Health Workforce 231
CHAPTER 10 Health Care Financing 257
CHAPTER 11 Health Care Costs and Value 277
CHAPTER 12 High-Quality Health Care 311
CHAPTER 13 Health Care Management 343
CHAPTER 14 Health Information Technology 357
PART IV FUTURE OF U.S. HEALTH CARE
CHAPTER 15 The Future of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy 381
APPENDIX U.S. Government Public Health Agencies 397
GLOSSARY
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HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
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James R. Knickman, PhD, is the Robert Derzon Chair in Public and Health A!airs
at New York University with joint appointments at the NYU Wagner School of
Public Service and at NYU Langone Medical School’s Department of Population
Health. He has spent four decades splitting his time between academe and the
philanthropic sector. His work focuses on health policy and he has played many
oles both as a researcher and a leader in philanthropy to advance the use of pub-
lic policy to improve the American health care system. He was a Vice President
at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and President of the New York State
Health Foundation. He has a PhD in Public Policy Analysis from the University of
Pennsylvania and did his undergraduate work at Fordham University. He serves
on the Board of Directors at three non-pro"t organizations, including chairing
the National Council on Aging.
Brian Elbel, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor of Population Health and Health
Policy at the New York University School of Medicine, where he heads the Section
on Health Choice, Policy and Evaluation within the Department of Population
Health, and at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is the
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives in the O#ce of Science and Research of
NYU Langone Health and the Director of the NYU Langone Comprehensive
Program on Obesity. He studies how individuals make decisions that in$uence
their health, with a particular emphasis on evaluation, obesity, and food choice.
His work uses behavioral economics to understand health decision-making
among vulnerable groups, and the role and in$uence of public policy on these
decisions. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Science Foundation
and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and has been featured in national tele-
vision, radio, and print media. Dr. Elbel earned his bachelor’s degree from %e
University of Texas at Austin and his master’s and doctorate in Health Policy
Health Economics from Yale University.
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Jonas & Kovner’s
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
IN THE UNITED STATES
12th Edition
EDITORS
JAMES R. KNICKMAN, PhD
BRIAN ELBEL, PhD, MPH
FOUNDING EDITOR
STEVEN JONAS, MD, MPH, MS, FNYAS
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CONTENTS
List of Features xiii
Foreword by Anthony R. Kovner, PhD xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Organization of This Book xxi
Contributors xxiii
PART I HEALTH POLICY
Chapter 1 The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy 3
Brian Elbel and James R. Knickman
Introduction 4
!e Importance of Good Health to American Life 5
De"ning Characteristics of the U.S. Health System 6
Major Issues and Concerns 8
Key Stakeholders In#uencing the Health System 9
Organization of !is Book 12
Conclusion 13
Case Exercise—Health Care Delivery Plan 13
Discussion Questions 13
Reference 14
Chapter 2 Organization of Care 15
Amy Ya
ough Landry and Cathleen O. Erwin
Introduction 17
Description of the Cu
ent Care Delivery System 17
!e Future of the Delivery System 39
Best Practices 45
Conclusion 46
Case Exercise—Innovative Ideas 47
Discussion Questions 47
References 48
Chapter 3 The Politics of Health Care in the United States 51
Rogan Kersh and James Morone
Introduction 52
Health Care Infrastructure and Spending: Many Dollars, to What E$ect? 53
Who Pays? !e Politics of Medicare, Medicaid, and Much More 60
!e Politics of Providing Equitable Health Services 65
How Personal Health Decisions Become Public: !e Case of Obesity 67
Conclusion: Better National Health Ahead? 69
Case Exercise—Insurance Plans 70
Discussion Questions 70
References 70
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