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The truth about health care : why reform is not working in America  Cover Image Book Book

The truth about health care : why reform is not working in America / David Mechanic.

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  • ISBN: 0813538874 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780813538877 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-210) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Is reform possible?: the need for change and forces against it -- What is disease and what should we treat? -- Saving lives individually or in populations -- The murky challenge of mental health -- The activated patient and the doctors' dilemma -- The neglect of long-term care -- The quest for quality -- Setting fair limits -- Restoring trust in the health system -- The challenge of change -- Steps in our health future.
Subject: Health care reform.
Medical policy.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Kirtland Community College Library RA 395 .A3 M4184 2006 30534752 General Collection Available -

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