Patients Rights in the Age of Managed Health Care

Serving as an overview, a reference book, and a research guide, this volume addresses the major issues in health delivery, the current trends, the responses to these circumstances, and the effects these will have. The book outlines the historical and legal background for understanding America's health care system. It supplies biographical profiles of individuals central to the health care debates. A glossary, an annotated bibliography, and an annotated list of organizations are also included.