Introduction to healthcare accounting, governance, and financial statements -- Understanding the financial accounting model -- Understanding financial statement preparation and accounting adjustments -- Understanding generally accepted accounting principles for various balance sheet accounts --...

Introduction and Overview of the United States Healthcare System -- History and Development of the United States Healthcare System -- American Beliefs, Values and Attitudes about Health and Healthcare -- The United States Healthcare System in Comparison with Other Developed Countries --...

History of Health Insurance in the United States -- The Affordable Care Act -- A Summary of Insurance Coverage -- The Demand for Insurance -- Adverse Selection -- Underwriting and Rate Making -- Risk Adjustment -- Moral Hazard and Prices -- Utilization Management -- Managed Care, Selective...

Machine generated contents note: Foreword -- by Uwe E. Reinhardt -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Second Edition --1 Introduction -- 1.1 Why Should the Economics of Health Be Reconsidered? -- 1.2 Purpose of the Book -- 1.3 Outline of the Book -- 2 Market Competition -- 2.1 The Traditional...