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Healthcare Reform in America(2nd Edition)
A Reference Handbook, (Contemporary World Issues)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Michael R. Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 343 Pages, Published 2015 by Abc-Clio
ISBN-13: 978-1-61069-965-5, ISBN: 1-61069-965-3

"This valuable handbook makes the U.S. health care system understandable, reviews the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare," describes past health care reform efforts, and covers the important organizations and people involved in U.S. health care reform.Why does the United States produce poorer outcomes for Americans in terms of health care than most other developed countries that spend a lower percentage of their Gross Domestic Produ ..."






Medicare(1st Edition)
(Health and Medical Issues Today)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 199 Pages, Published 2010 by Greenwood
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36405-1, ISBN: 0-313-36405-2

"Medicare is an important source of health-care coverage for almost all Americans aged 65 and over. It can also be one of the most confusing subjects with which citizens must contend. Among the first books to examine the impact of the 2010 health-care reforms on the program, Medicare reviews Medicare's history, explores its current coverages and problems, and takes a look at its probable future.Readers will learn about attempts to pass M ..."






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Issues in Health and Health Care Related to Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, SES and Gender (Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2012 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-1-78190-124-3, ISBN: 1-78190-124-4

"The 30th Anniversary volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care looks at the important links between major social factors and health and health care. The four main factors examined in the book are race/ethnicity, immigration, Socioeconomic Status (SES) and gender. Starting with an introductory chapter which reviews some of the important sociological literature on these social factors as linked to health, the book goes on to cove ..."






Social Determinants, Health Disparities and Linkages to Health and Health Care
(Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Professor Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 425 Pages, Published 2013 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-1-78190-587-6, ISBN: 1-78190-587-8

"This volume looks at the key links between social determinants, health disparities and health and health care. There is a particular focus on macro-level systems and micro-level issues, including the examination of issues for patients, carers and providers of care. Coverage includes papers on geographical and place factors and disparities, SES and race/ethnicity factors, chronic care and serious health problems such as HIV/AIDs and kidn ..."






Health Care Policy(1st Edition)
Issues and Trends
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2002 by Praeger
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97460-2, ISBN: 0-275-97460-X

"Presents a systematic review of major issues and trends in health care policy. Health care policies are important to and affect all Americans. While managed care has been a major trend in the reorganization of the U.S. health care system in the past decade, its future is uncertain. This book offers a systematic review of major issues and trends in health care policy, including those related to physical health and disease trends, mental ..."






The Changing Federal Role in U.S. Health Care Policy
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 1997 by Praeger
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95024-8, ISBN: 0-275-95024-7

"Health care in the United States at the end of the 20th century occupies a completely different place in the economy, in the public consciousness, and in its impact on government, than it did at the beginning of the century, or even in the early years of the Clinton Administration. Health care is now a multi-billion dollar industry; one that consumes more than 15 percent of the nation's GNP. Citizens now regard health care as essential ..."






Health and Health Care Concerns Among Women and Racial and Ethnic Minorities
(Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Jj Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2017 by Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-1-78743-150-8, ISBN: 1-78743-150-9

"This volume covers macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving health and health care concerns for women, and racial and ethnic minorities. Topics covered include examination of health and health care issues of patients or of providers of care especially those related to concerns for women and for racial and ethnic minorities in different countries. This volume is divided into four sections. The first section introduces t ..."






Special Social Groups, Social Factors and Disparities in Health and Health Care
(Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Professor Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2016 by Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-78635-468-6, ISBN: 1-78635-468-3

"This volume features papers on the theme of issues in health and health care for special groups, social factors and disparities. This includes papers dealing with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving special groups, social factors and disparities linked to issues in health and health care. The volume also contains an examination of health and health care issues of patients and providers of care especially those r ..."






Technology, Communication, Disparities and Government Options in Health and Health Care Services
(Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Professor Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-1-78350-645-3, ISBN: 1-78350-645-8

"This volume includes papers related to issues of technology, communication, health disparities and government options in health and health care services. It fills an existing gap by providing a clear sociological overview and focus on these topics. Technology is considered from the perspectives of providing healthcare equity, health disparities and the impact on doctor-patient relationships. The topic of communication is addressed in th ..."






Gender Perspectives on Health and Medicine, Volume 7(1st Edition)
Key Themes (Advances in Gender Research Series)
by Marcia Texler Segal, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Vasilikie Demos, Vasilikie P. Demos, Segal Mt
Hardcover, 338 Pages, Published 2003 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1058-6, ISBN: 0-7623-1058-8

"This volume is about gender, health and medicine broadly defined. From the essays in it, it is abundantly clear that medicine is a gendered and class-structured institution. Taken as a whole the volume offers a critique of exclusively biomedical approaches to personal and public health and calls for more sociological input, qualitative research and an intersectional approach to help us understand various aspects of health and illness. A ..."






The Changing Federal Role in U.S.Health Care Policy
(Hardback)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 1997 by Praeger Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95023-1, ISBN: 0-275-95023-9

"20-28, March 1995. Shonick, William. "Public Health Agencies and Services: The Partnership Network." In Introduction to Health Services, 4th ed., edited by Stephen J. Williams and Paul R. Torrens. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1993. Shortell, Stephen M., Robin R. Gillies, and David Anderson. "The New World of Managed Care: Creating Organized Delivery Systems." Health Affairs 13: 46-64, 1994. Shortell, Stephen M., Robin R. Gillies, and Kelly ..."






Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas on Campus(1st Edition)
(Survival Skills for Scholars)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Marcia Lynn Whicker
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1994 by Sage Publications, Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-8039-5481-6, ISBN: 0-8039-5481-6

"This practical book guides the reader through the potentially problematic areas of academic ethics. Recognizing the political and legal, as well as moral, dimensions of ethical questions, the authors offer strategies to help deal with many of the ethical dilemmas that may arise during an academic career."






Controversial Issues in Health Care Policy
(Controversial Issues in Public Policy)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Rita Mae Kelly, Dennis Palumbo
Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 1992 by Sage Publications, Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-8039-4878-5, ISBN: 0-8039-4878-6

"In the last 35 years, health care in the US has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Americans view access to health care as important and take pride in their excellent medical care technology. However, there is growing consensus that the US health care system is in crisis - but there is far less agreement on what to do about it. This book examines the major controversies confronting American society, health care professionals an ..."






27(1st Edition)
Social Sources of Disparities in Health and Health Care and Linkages to Policy, Population Concerns and Providers of Care (Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 339 Pages, Published 2009 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-1-84855-834-2, ISBN: 1-84855-834-1

""Volume 27, Research in the Sociology of Health Care" deals with Social Sources of Disparities in Health and Health Care. The first section, Disparities in Health and Health Care: Basic Perspectives, reviews basic material on the topic. The second section on Racial and Ethnic Factors in Disparities in Health and Health Care Utilization includes five articles, three focused on racial and ethnic factors in disparities and two on those fac ..."






Access to Care and Factors That Impact Access, Patients as Partners in Care and Changing Roles of Health Providers(1st Edition)
(Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 331 Pages, Published 2011 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-0-85724-715-5, ISBN: 0-85724-715-8

"This volume in the highly-regarded "Research in the Sociology of Health Care" series, deals with both macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving access to care, factors that impact access, patients as partners in care and changing roles of health providers. It includes: an examination of factors that impact access to care such as racial/ethnic, social, demographic and structural sources, a discussion of changing patterns ..."






Quality, Planning of Services, and Access Concerns(1st Edition)
Impacts on Providers of Care, Health Care Institutions, and Patients (Research in the Sociology of ... (Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, J.J Kronenfield
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1999 by Jai Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0441-7, ISBN: 0-7623-0441-3

"This volume explores issues connected with quality, planning of services and access concerns especially as linked with providers of care, health care institutions, and patients. Changes have continued to occur within the field but have been led by overall marketplace trends. Papers in this volume are presented in four parts covering changing models of health care. In Part I topics come from a broad perspective to include: development of ..."






ACCESS, QUALITY AND SATISFACTION WITH CARE, Volume 24(1st Edition)
CONCERNS OF PATIENTS, PROVIDERS AND INSURERS (Research in the Sociology of Health Care) (Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2006 by Jai Press Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1320-4, ISBN: 0-7623-1320-X

"Traditionally in health services research, cost, quality and access to care have been viewed as the three major issues of health care delivery and have been important in the development of health services research as a multidisciplinary way to examine issues in health care and health care delivery. Satisfaction is often viewed as a specialized aspect of access to care. Given the sociological focus of this volume, costs are less of a foc ..."






Health Care Services, Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Underserved Populations, Volume 23(1st Edition)
Patient and Provider Perspectives (Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 308 Pages, Published 2005 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1249-8, ISBN: 0-7623-1249-1

"The theme of this volume is Health Care Services, Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Underserved Populations: Patient and Provider Perspectives. The volume is divided into five sections. The first section discusses the overall issue of health care disparities and underserved populations and also provides introductory material about the rest of the volume. The next section focuses on issues that relate to gender. The third section provides ..."






Gender Perspectives on Reproduction and Sexuality, Volume 8(1st Edition)
(Advances in Gender Research)
by Marcia Texler Segal, Vasilikie Demos, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Segal Mt, Segal Esther
Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2004 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1088-3, ISBN: 0-7623-1088-X

"This volume offers feminist perspectives on the social, cultural and medical aspects of women as sexual beings and of their fertility, pregnancy and child bearing. It serves as a companion to "Advances in Gender Research volume 7, Gender perspectives on Health and Medicine: Key Themes". As in the previous volume, the authors critique and transcend conventional biomedical approaches to the subject matter. The seven essays raise questions ..."






Social Inequalities, Health and Health Care Delivery(1st Edition)
(Research in the Sociology of Health Care)
by J. J. Kronefeld, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2002 by Emerald Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0957-3, ISBN: 0-7623-0957-1

"Research on social inequalities has a very long tradition in sociological research, and discussion of the impact of social inequalities on health and health care delivery has long been one of the more important topics covered by medical sociologists. The research presented in this volume varies in its coverage and its approach to issues of social inequality in health and health care delivery. This volume includes both theoretical and qu ..."



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