United States Health Care Policymaking Ideological, Social and Cultural Differences and Major Influences /

• Main Author: Ubokudom, Sunday E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics,
• Subjects: Political science.; Public health.; Health economics.; Medical economics.; Economics.; Health Economics.; Public Health.; Political Science.

Health care is a very important component of the American economy. The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put the 2008 direct health care expenditures at about $2.34 trillion, or about 16.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), or an average of $7,681 spen...