Introduction: the history, policies, and structures that shape health care regulation -- Regulation of physicians and other health care professionals -- Regulation of hospitals and other health care institutions -- Regulation and administration of health care finance -- Regulation of drugs and health care products -- Regulation of public health -- Regulation of health care business relationships -- Regulation and funding of research -- New regulatory horizons and old policy conflicts
Summary
Regulation shapes all aspects of America's fragmented health care industry. While the health and lives of patients as well as almost one-sixth of the national economy depend on its effectiveness, health care regulation in America is bewilderingly complex. 'Health Care Regulation in America' is a guide to this regulatory maze
