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| | The Politics of Health Care—E-Seminar 1, The Roots of Health Care in the United States
| | Michael S. Sparer |
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Prior to the 1940s, American federal and state governments played a minor role in the nation's health-care system. But gradually, with the rise of the hospital and the increasing sophistication of the medical profession in the late-nineteenth century, governments began to regulate health care, especially as the system of health insurance evolved, first sponsored by the hospitals themselves, later by nonprofits and, starting in the 1970s, by commercial providers. Enter.
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| | The Politics of Health Care—E-Seminar 2, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Legacy of the New Deal
| | Michael S. Sparer |
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Most Americans get their health-care insurance through their employers. But what happens to those Americans who fall outside this system? What happens to the unemployed, the elderly, and the disabled, and to employees who do not receive health insurance from their employers? Who pays for their health care? Enter.
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| | The Politics of Health Care—E-Seminar 3, The Uninsured
| | Michael S. Sparer |
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Today, over 40 million Americans lack health insurance—increasing their risk of receiving poor-quality health care and of becoming ill. The uninsured in America are less likely to receive necessary diagnostic tests and more likely to forego recommended therapies. For example, uninsured children are less likely to be treated for ear infections than children who have health insurance. Similarly, uninsured women are less likely to undergo regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer, while uninsured men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer at a later stage of the disease. Enter.
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| | The Politics of Health Care—E-Seminar 4, Managing the Managed-Care Revolution
| | Michael S. Sparer |
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In the fourth e-seminar in his series The Politics of Health Care, Michael S. Sparer, associate professor of public health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, discusses the rise of health-maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other forms of managed care. Enter.
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| | The Politics of Health Care—E-Seminar 5, Managed Care in the Public Sector
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In the fifth e-seminar in his six-part series The Politics of Health Care, Michael S. Sparer, associate professor of public health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, explores the divergent paths of managed care in the public sector, comparing its respective impact on Medicaid and Medicare to date and discussing its future. Enter.
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| | The Politics of Health Care—E-Seminar 6, Long-Term Care
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In the final e-seminar in his six-part series, The Politics of Health Care, Michael S. Sparer, associate professor of public health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, investigates the crisis in long-term care in America. Enter.
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