Restoring fiscal sanity 2007 : the health spending challenge / / Alice M. Rivlin and Joseph R. Antos, editors.

• Author: Brookings Institution.
• TeilnehmendeR: Rivlin, Alice M.; Antos, Joseph R.; Brookings Institution.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xii, 233 p. :; ill.
• Other title: Rising health care spending--federal and national /; Strategies for slowing the growth of health spending /; The challenge of Medicare /; The role of Medicaid /; Leveraging other federal health systems /; Private payer roles in moving to more efficient health spending /; Cost containment and the politics of health care reform /; Building public support for slowing the growth of health care spending /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780815774938 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0815774931 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Alice M. Rivlin and Joseph R. Antos, editors.

"Authors suggest reforms in federal programs that have the potential to reduce the growth of spending for the entire health system, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of care provided, and enhance health outcomes and stress the need for innovative approaches and cooperation between the private and public sectors"--Provided by publisher.