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Latest issue consulted: 7th ed. (Mar. 2003). ; Description based on: 5th ed. (Mar. 2001); title from cover. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This new cardiovascular policy, Changing Cardiovascular Health covering the period 2010-2019, comes a decade after the first national cardiovascular health strategy, entitled Building Healthier Hearts, was published by the Department of Health in 1999. The new policy is timely given the pace of scientific discovery and related changes in medical practice, changes in health service structures, and patterns and influences on population health behaviours in Ireland over the decade. Cardiovascular health and its maintenance is a microcosm of health more generally. A policy that can improve cardiovascular health and cardiovascular disease management will have beneficial effects for the whole healthcare system and population.Download this document

The combination of absent financial incentives, aspects of physicians' clinical training, and the uncertainty surrounding the appropriate application of expensive new medical devices have been the most significant factors in promoting their wasteful diffusion and use. This presentation summarizes the forces that have resulted in regulatory and reimbursement initiatives to make more efficient the acquisition and utilization of new medical devices. The case histories of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) serve as a paradigm demonstrating why such initiatives have thus far proved ineffectual. More effective would be to abandon distinctions between inpatient and outpatient reimbursement for using new medical devices and to improve the relationship between reimbursement and technology assessment.

The major policy questions concerning government action in relation to handicapped individuals are reviewed. The terms 'handicapped' & 'disabled' are defined & four broad categories of handicapped are detailed. In total, the handicapped comprise approximately 20% of the population, or 41.4 million people. Included in the discussion are such topics as attitudes toward the handicapped, technology, transportation, architectural barriers, employment, housing, recreation, & education. These factors are examined in terms of specific policy areas concerning the needs of handicapped people. Other policy foci include health screening & prevention of handicapping conditions, & patient & civil rights. The effects of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are described. G. Simpson.

Abstract  This paper provides a few historical notes on government involvement in health, followed by a summary of the theoretical arguments that economists offer in its support. Irving Fisher's views and recommendations about health are examined in the light of today's perceptions concerning health, health economics, and health policy. The wide variety of roles that the U.S. and other governments currently play in health is reviewed, and the ability of economics to explain these roles is assessed. The consequences of government involvement for the health of populations, for expenditures on health care, and for political and social stability are examined. The paper concludes with an overview of new worldwide trends in health policy and some probable explanations for these trends.

Critical Government Documents on Health Care reviews of many of the major health issues facing us today. The book does not argue any one viewpoint. Instead, it is an attempt to gather together information from as many sources as possible and presents arguments for and against the issues covered so that you the reader can come to your own conclusions. Areas covered include killer diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases and obesity. It discusses the arguments for and against immunization and looks at issues which impact your health such as the environment and pollution.

Intergovernmental health policy has seen centralization and decentralization over the past forty years. The negotiations—and who wins and who loses—often depend on politics more than rational sorting of intergovernmental responsibilities. As in other policies, politics often trumps health policy—even where governors and state legislatures are of the same party as national leadership. Political rhetoric in 2017 once again calls for a larger role for states in possible reform of the nation's health system, but nation-centered federalism persists. Congressional inaction, executive uncertainty, and partisan polarization can provide states the opportunity for leadership and innovation in health policy.