Essentials of US Health Care System With the 2019 Annual Health Reform Update

This bundle includes Shi and Singh's Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Fifth Edition along with the 2019 Annual Health Reform Update by Wilensky and Teitelbaum. Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Fifth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. Written with the undergraduate in mind, Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is a reader-friendly, well organized resource that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system. The text clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together. The 2019 Annual Health Reform Update is a concise, 56-page examination of health reform in the United States that takes a comprehensive look at the key components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the political climate regarding its potential repeal. It also explores all previous attempts at health reform, as well as the core rulings of multiple U.S. Supreme Court decisions related to the ACA, and key issues going forward.