Health Benefits at Work: An Economic and Political Analysis of Employment-Based Health Insurance

Health Benefits at Work: An Economic and Political Analysis of Employment-Based Health Insurance Review

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The majority of Americans receive their health insurance for themselves and their families through their job. The employee pays a portion of the premium but the employer chooses the type and amount of coverage offered as well as administers the plan. This book addresses the question: Who really pays for employer-arranged health insurance? Are premiums paid from company profits or do employees bear the cost through lower wages? Pauly suggests that this confusion has complicated the debate on public policy and needs to be alleviated.

This work first shows how views taken by business and political leaders during the Clinton health reform proposal debate were affected by this confusion and did not follow the economic view. It then provides a novel, intuitive, but comprehensive outline of the economic theory that bears on this question. Empirical evidence consistent with the economic view is summarized, and the implications of the view for some important issues in health policy and in practical health benefits management are discussed in detail.

Health Benefits at Work explores the political economy of health policy when the stakeholders have an uncertain and possibly incorrect understanding of their actual interests. For the benefits specialist, it provides an accessible treatment of the complex and often counterintuitive economics of health benefits. This will appeal to the health policy community as well as economists and anyone concerned with issues surrounding health insurance in employment settings.

"This book is refreshing . . . clean and intuitive; the logic devastating." --Michael A. Morrissey

Mark V. Pauly is Professor of Health Care Systems and Insurance and Risk Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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• Your Money or Your Life: Strong Medicine for America's Health Care System

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Sep 21, 2011 08:56:35

Research Design and Statistics for the Safety and Health Professional

Research Design and Statistics for the Safety and Health Professional Review

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Certified Safety Professional Charles Cacha has written a book that will enable you to gain a practical grasp of the research designs and related statistical techniques you need to successfully tackle the day-to-day problems you confront on the job, whether you're a safety engineer, industrial hygienist, or quality control manager. Easily understood, even if you have a limited background in statistics, this unique how-to handbook:

• Focuses on branches of research particularly useful to safety professionals, including descriptive, experimental, and historical research.
• Details the goals, advantages, and limitations of the several research designs specific to each branch of research.
• Demonstrates the steps involved in applying associated statistical methods—such as Chi Square, multivariate correlation, and Poisson distribution—with the aid of case studies.

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Sep 20, 2011 06:30:34

System Safety 2000: A Practical Guide for Planning, Managing, and Conducting System Safety Programs (Industrial Health & Safety)

System Safety 2000: A Practical Guide for Planning, Managing, and Conducting System Safety Programs (Industrial Health & Safety) Review

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Safety and Health for Engineers By Roger L. Brauer, 672 pages, 6 7/8 × 10 ISBN 0-471-28632-X Written by a team leader in the Facility Systems Division of the U.S. Army, this exhaustive sourcebook offers detailed coverage of relevant laws, regulations, and standards: hazards and their control; the human factors in safety; and managing safety and health. Guidelines are offered on better ways to confront safety and health issues, and a list of standards and references is provided for quick reference. Numerous examples of problems and events help readers apply safety practices in daily work. The Behavior-Based Safety Process Managing Involvement for an Injury-Free Culture, Second Edition By Thomas Krause and John H. Hidley, 356 pages, 6 × 9 ISBN 0-471-28758-X These leading-edge accident prevention techniques have been used successfully by top companies such as Exxon, Du Pont, Dow, and Westinghouse. The authors show safety professionals how to combine training with organizational development to foster safe workplace practices and reduce injuries. They discuss how to interview employees to instill safe behavior, measure performance through sampling and computer analysis, and provide regular feedback on safe performance. Safety Auditing: a Management Tool By Donald W. Kase and Kay J. Wiese, 318 pages, 6 × 9 ISBN 0-471-28903-5 This compendium of safety audits provides an easy-to-follow, detailed approach to minimizing these costly losses. It provides a basic understanding of the philosophy, politics, methods, and protocols of safety audits, as well as how to best use data generated by them. Safety Auditing for Loss Control covers such areas as safety analysis and communication, hazard recognition and OSHA requirements, management expectations, and planning and preparation.

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Sep 18, 2011 20:50:05

Populations, Public Health, and the Law

Populations, Public Health, and the Law Review

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Law plays a crucial role in protecting the health of populations. Whether the public health threat is bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, obesity, or lung cancer, law is an essential tool for addressing the problem. Yet for many decades, courts and lawyers have frequently overlooked law's critical importance to public health. "Populations, Public Health, and the Law" seeks to remedy that omission.The book demonstrates why public health protection is a vital objective for the law and presents a new population-based approach to legal analysis that can help law achieve its public health mission while remaining true to its own core values. By looking at a diverse range of topics, including food safety, death and dying, and pandemic preparedness, Wendy E. Parmet shows how a population-based legal analysis that recalls the importance of populations and uses the tools of public health can enhance legal decision making while protecting both public health and the rights and liberties of individuals and their communities.

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• Health Law & Bioethics: Cases
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• Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, Revised and Expanded Second Edition (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public)

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Sep 15, 2011 18:59:06

Creative Safety Solutions (Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series)

Creative Safety Solutions (Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series) Review

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With so much to do and so little time in today's workplace, it's often difficult to bring new ideas and concepts to the attention of employees-let alone make proposed measures regular practice.
What's a safety manager to do in order to draw attention to workplace safety issues? Be creative!
Creative Safety Solutions presents innovative ways to solve complex safety and health problems in the office or factory. The key to its distinctive approach: motivate employees to "think safety."
While offering effective solutions for common health and safety issues, Dr. Schneid also explains how safety specialists can foster creative thinking-ideal for working out situations particular to one's own workplace. Case histories illustrate how the "think safety" methods have brought tremendous improvements to many workplaces throughout the U.S.
In addition to fostering active involvement among employees, Creative Safety Solutions also shows how to spread the word among management team members, labor organizations, and vendors. It also details ways to convince management that a safety program is worth the funding and effort.
Workplace safety awareness saves money... time... and lives. Creative Safety Solutions will encourage your employees and executives to pay attention-and take part.

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Sep 14, 2011 00:58:07

Once Upon a Dragon: Stranger Safety for Kids (and Dragons)

Once Upon a Dragon: Stranger Safety for Kids (and Dragons) Review

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After a thump-bumping ride on a slide, a little girl and her dragon friend find themselves inside a fairy-tale book. The stories are familiar, and there's lots of silly fun as the dragon is transformed into fairy-tale characters. But danger lurks in the form of strangers -- including the hungry wolf from "Little Red Riding Hood" and Snow White's evil stepmother. And it's up to the girl to keep an eye on the dragon, who walks alone through deep dark woods and takes treats from people he doesn't know. Little by little, the girl teaches her irrepressible friend to be careful about strangers. The winning combination of fairy-tale adventure and concrete safety information -- including the Dragon's Stranger Safety Rhyme and the checklist of rules at the end of the book -- provide the perfect starting point for discussions with children about stranger safety.

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• The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
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• The Safe Side - Stranger Safety: Hot Tips To Keep Cool Kids Safe With People They Don't Know And Kinda Know

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Sep 12, 2011 16:45:59

Bridge Maintenance, Safety Management, Health Monitoring and Informatics - IABMAS '08: Proceedings of the Fourth International IABMAS Conference, Seoul, Korea, July 13-17 2008

Bridge Maintenance, Safety Management, Health Monitoring and Informatics - IABMAS '08: Proceedings of the Fourth International IABMAS Conference, Seoul, Korea, July 13-17 2008 Review

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An extensive collection of 550 revised papers on most recent advances in bridge maintenance, safety, management and life-cycle performance. This is a major contribution to the state-of-the-art in all aspects of the field, containing papers from leading experts. Set of Book with keynote papers and extended abstracts plus a 4500 pages, searchable, full-paper CD-ROM.

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Sep 11, 2011 13:47:49