The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not conducted a recent evaluation of demand for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) toxicity as...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of health behaviour. Topics discussed include the role of fitness classes in the de...

This book provides an overview of health behaviour intervention priorities in LMICs. It covers the most important health risks or problems in LMICs...

The federal government is the largest employer in the United States, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program is the largest employ...

Free radicals are continuously produced in cells as a part of normal cellular function. However, excess generation of free radicals plays a critica...

When the Affordable Care Act was just beginning to be implemented in 2013, the HHS secretary released a report stating the goal of Affordable Healt...

The cost and quality of health care services can vary significantly, with high cost not necessarily indicating high quality. As consumers pay for a...

It is difficult to find an area of such unyielding cost increases as health care except perhaps energy costs. These costs and the underlying health...

The U.S. political system arguably is not particularly effective at addressing gradual long-term problems such as rising health care costs and agei...

Rising health care cost is a major concern for health policy makers since the 1960s. Statistical analysis of medical cost data is becoming increasi...

Healthcare costs continue to rise in the United States and many Americans are struggling to budget and pay for their healthcare expenses. As health...

Americans obtain health insurance through a variety of methods and from different sources. People may get insurance through the private sector or f...

For those with full health care provided by their employers, the day is bright. But they are becoming more and more like rare birds. Besides the al...

The key issues of the health care system are often conceptualised as involving three basic dimensions: the quality of health care provided; access ...

Female service-members are serving in more complex occupational specialties and are being deployed to combat operations, potentially leading to inc...

The federal government's role in providing health care to the nation's veterans can be traced back to World War I. The VA provides health care and ...

This book provides an overview of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) which established a national Health Care ...

In fiscal year 2011, 48.4 million individuals were enrolled in Medicare; 55.6 million in Medicaid, and 8.7 million in the Children's Health Insuran...

In fiscal year 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and the Department of Justice (D...

The health care reform debate in the United States, raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, an...

The health care reform debate in the United States raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and...

The health care reform debate in the United States raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and...

The health care reform debate in the United States raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and...

The health care reform debate in the United States raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and...