Beyond Health Insurance: Public Policy to Improve Health
Much of the debate about health policy in the United States has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the relatively large number of individuals who are uninsured. While tackling the problem of the uninsured might improve access to and utilization of health care, it would likely have little effect on the health of the population, as there is only a weak connection between health insurance coverage and health. Expanding health insurance coverage alone is unlikely to...
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Much of the debate about health policy in the United States has focused on the availability of health insurance coverage and the relatively large number of individuals who are uninsured. While tackling the problem of the uninsured might improve access to and utilization of health care, it would likely have little effect on the health of the population, as there is only a weak connection between health insurance coverage and health. Expanding health insurance coverage alone is unlikely to significantly improve the health of the population or narrow health disparities within the population, given that many of the major causes of poor health such as smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity are largely unaffected by health insurance.
List of Contributors viiIntroduction Lorens Helmchen Robert Kaestner Anthony Lo Sasso ixQuantifying National Spending On Wellness and Prevention George Miller Charles Roehrig Paul Hughes-Cromwick Craig Lake 1Achieving the Healthy People 2010 Goal of Elimination of Health Disparities: What Will it Take? Kevin Fiscella 25Influence, Information Overload, and Information Technology in Health Care James B. Rebitzer Mari Rege Christopher Shepard 43Health Disparities and Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Pharmaceutical Products Rosemary J. Avery Donald Kenkel Dean R. Lillard Alan Mathios Hua Wang 71Pharmaceutical Innovation and the Longevity of Australians: A First Look Frank R. Lichtenberg Gautier Duflos 95Spillover Effects of Prescription Drug Withdrawals John Cawley John A. Rizzo 119The Psychology of Nutrition Messages Heather Schofield Sendhil Mullainathan 145Evaluation Criteria for Report Cards of Healthcare Providers Jesse D. Schold 173Evaluating the Value of Genomic Diagnostics: Implications for Clinical Practice and Public Policy Amalia M. Issa 191
