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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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gillick, Muriel R., 1951- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Collection:Studies in social medicine.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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.--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xxii, 300 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469635255
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9781469635262