Shock therapy for the American health care system : why comprehensive reform is needed /

From a veteran physician comes this remarkably clear-eyed look at what's wrong with how we administer and pay for health care and what can be done to fix it.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levine, Robert, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ABC-CLIO, ©2009.
Colección:Non-Series.
Temas:
Health care reform > United States.
Health care reform.
Health Care Reform
Health Services > trends
Services de santé > Réforme > États-Unis.
Services de santé > Réforme.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
Health care reform
Medizinische Versorgung.
Reform.
Gesundheitswesen.
United States
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: addressing the myths about health care reform
  • Evolution of the American health care system : the changing physician, organized medicine, and efforts at health care reform
  • Evolution of the American health care system : hospitals, the health insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the medical device industry
  • Problems with the current health care system
  • Malpractice and medical negligence
  • Comprehensive health care reform
  • Proposals for U.S. health care reform and a brief survey of other nations' health care systems
  • Obstacles to comprehensive reform.

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