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Old and sick in America : the journey through the health care system /
"Since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the American health care system has steadily grown in size and complexity. Muriel R. Gillick takes readers on a narrative tour of American health care, incorporating the stories of older patients as they travel from the office to the hos...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Studies in social medicine.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the American health care system has steadily grown in size and complexity. Muriel R. Gillick takes readers on a narrative tour of American health care, incorporating the stories of older patients as they travel from the office to the hospital to the skilled nursing facility, and examining the influence of forces as diverse as pharmaceutical corporations, device manufacturers, and health insurance companies on their "--Publisher's description.-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 300 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469635255 1469635259 1469635267 9781469635262 |