Introduction

Preface

Contents

Sample
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This revised and updated third edition provides a comprehensive picture of the current health system at the state level. The previous editions have proven invaluable to state policymakers considering alternatives for state-level health care reforms.

As the debate over the health care crisis continues, this third edition provides completely updated state-level data on the insurance coverage of different groups; the characteristics of the uninsured; Medicaid enrollees and expenditures; health status; health care costs, access, and utilization; and state-specific demographics and economic profiles. It also reports totals for the entire United States and averages for nine Census regions. Each section has a short introduction discussing the measures included and highlighting particularly significant results.