| Description |
1 online resource (382 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Issues in Health and Social Policy for an Aging Society; Position Paper; A General Policy Perspective; A National Policy Perspective; A Regional Policy Perspective; Panel Discussion; Rebuttal; Chapter 2: The Biological Constraints on Human Aging: Implications for Health Policy; Position Paper; The Human Lifespan; A National Policy Perspective; A Regional Policy Perspective; Panel Discussion; Rebuttal |
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Chapter 3: Institutional Versus Community Health Care of the Elderly: The Delicate Balance of Social PolicyPosition Paper; A General Policy Perspective; A National Policy Perspective; A Regional Policy Perspective; Panel Discussion; Rebuttal; Chapter 4: The Impact Prospective Payment will Have on De-Institutionalizing Health Care for the Elderly; Position Paper; A General Policy Perspective; A National Policy Perspective; Panel Discussion; Rebuttal; Chapter 5: Educating Practitioners for the Care of the Elderly: The Teaching Nursing Home?; Position Paper; A General Policy Perspective |
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A National Policy PerspectiveA Regional Policy Perspective; Panel Discussion; Rebuttal; Chapter 6: Health Promotion and the Elderly: Why Do it and Where Does it Lead?; Position Paper; A General Policy Perspective; A National Policy Perspective; A Regional Policy Perspective; Panel Discussion; Rebuttal; Chapter 7: Medical Care for the Elderly in other Western Countries: Lessons for the United States; Position Paper; A General Policy Perspective; A National Policy Perspective; A Regional Policy Perspective; Panel Discussion; Rebuttal; Summary; Index |
| Summary |
Leading experts in health policy, gerontology, economics, and ethics explore the potential impact of the growing number of elderly on our health care system. They provide valuable information on the continuing debate over national health care policy for the elderly versus a more decentralized |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Musser, Leigh A
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Reiser, Stanley J
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| ISBN |
9781317773993 |
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1317773993 |
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