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# - The Health Care Handbook: A Clear and Concise Guide to the United States Health Care System

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The Health Care Handbook: A Clear and Concise Guide to the United States Health Care System: 9781975200022: Medicine & Health Science Books @ desertcart.com

Review: A sure guide through a complex topic - I loved this book! You could hardly choose a more ambitious target: creating a clear, concise and readable guide to the whole US Healthcare system, from economics to nurse training to medical devices. The authors succeed wonderfully, giving a broad, comprehensive and approachable introduction to all the major topics in a relatively breezy 220 pages. It is, by definition, only a fairly light touch on areas of great complexity, but what it does cover it covers with confidence, clarity and evidence. There is strength in its breadth: it delivers a comprehensible view of an entire system, the tensions and balances between health, care practice, money and policy. It is also bang up-to-date in the third edition, discussing the impacts of COVID on care and staffing and the ongoing changes around policy and Value-Based Care. Finally, the text is admirably readable, even with the occasional spark of wry humor to help you along. I can't recommend this book enough as a place to start if the US Healthcare system is baffling you.
Review: Review of the health care industry from a good perspective - Fantastic book to provide a non- healthcare worker insights into the inner workings of the healthcare industry & all the challenges it faces with the aging population. Only a bit more than ~200 pages, it lays out the issues - by topic - & provides potential solutions. After a recent hospitalization & witnessing a lot of “warts” with respect to healthcare I now have a much better understanding of how to navigate many of the issues.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #17,815 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Health Policy (Books) #4 in Health Care Delivery (Books) #10 in Medical Education & Training (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (38) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | Third |
| ISBN-10  | 1975200020 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1975200022 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 220 pages |
| Publication date  | February 24, 2023 |
| Publisher  | LWW |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A sure guide through a complex topic
*by R***R on April 2, 2024*

I loved this book! You could hardly choose a more ambitious target: creating a clear, concise and readable guide to the whole US Healthcare system, from economics to nurse training to medical devices. The authors succeed wonderfully, giving a broad, comprehensive and approachable introduction to all the major topics in a relatively breezy 220 pages. It is, by definition, only a fairly light touch on areas of great complexity, but what it does cover it covers with confidence, clarity and evidence. There is strength in its breadth: it delivers a comprehensible view of an entire system, the tensions and balances between health, care practice, money and policy. It is also bang up-to-date in the third edition, discussing the impacts of COVID on care and staffing and the ongoing changes around policy and Value-Based Care. Finally, the text is admirably readable, even with the occasional spark of wry humor to help you along. I can't recommend this book enough as a place to start if the US Healthcare system is baffling you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review of the health care industry from a good perspective
*by R***E on February 17, 2025*

Fantastic book to provide a non- healthcare worker insights into the inner workings of the healthcare industry & all the challenges it faces with the aging population. Only a bit more than ~200 pages, it lays out the issues - by topic - & provides potential solutions. After a recent hospitalization & witnessing a lot of “warts” with respect to healthcare I now have a much better understanding of how to navigate many of the issues.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent option for insight into healthcare ecosystem
*by E***N on June 26, 2025*

Concise but substantive overview of healthcare system

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