The U.S. healthcare ecosystem : payers, providers, producers

A Guide Through the Wilderness -- What is a Healthcare System? -- Population Health -- Goals of Healthcare -- The 800-Pound Gorilla : Rising Healthcare Costs -- Managing Quality : Another 800-Pound Gorilla? -- Healthcare Providers -- The Medical Profession -- Primary Care : Physicians, Nurses, and Pharmacists -- Hospitals -- Hospital Diversification, Restructuring, and Integration -- Organized Ambulatory Care -- Post-Acute Care -- Employer-Based Health Insurance -- Contracting for Prescription Drug Benefits : Role of Employers, Insurers, and Pharmacy Benefit Managers -- Private Health Insurance and Managed Care Organizations -- Medicare -- Medicaid and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- The Healthcare Technology Sectors -- The Pharmaceutical Sector -- The Biotechnology Sector -- The MedTech Sector -- Healthcare Information Technology -- The Federal Bureaucracy, the US Congress, and Healthcare Policy -- The Public Health System.