The cost disease : why computers get cheaper and health care doesn't
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- ISBN: 9780300179286 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0300179286 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780300198157 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0300198159 (pbk.)
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xxi, 249 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Publisher: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-235) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: The survivable cost disease. Why health-care costs keep rising ; What causes the cost disease, and will it persist? ; The future has arrived ; Yes, we can afford it ; Dark sides of the disease : terrorism and environmental destruction ; Common misunderstandings of the cost disease : cost versus quality and financial versus "physical" output measures ; The cost disease and global health -- Part 2: Technical aspects of the cost disease. Hybrid industries and the cost disease ; Productivity growth, employment allocation, and the special case of business services -- Part 3: Opportunities for cutting health-care costs. Business services in health care ; Yes, we can cut health-care costs even if we cannot reduce their growth rate -- Conclusions : Where are we headed and what should we do? |
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Subject: | Prices United States Medical care United States Costs College costs United States Health Care Costs United States Cost of Illness United States |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HB 235 .U6 B38 2012 | 30775305464787 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Cost Disease : Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn't
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Table of Contents
The Cost Disease : Why Computers Get Cheaper and Health Care Doesn't
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Acknowledgments | p. xi | |
Introduction | p. xvii | |
Part 1 | The Survivable Cost Disease | |
1 | Why Health-Care Costs Keep Rising | p. 3 |
2 | What Causes the Cost Disease, and Will It Persist? | p. 16 |
3 | The Future Has Arrived | p. 33 |
4 | Yes, We Can Afford It | p. 43 |
5 | Dark Sides of the Disease: Terrorism and Environmental Destruction | p. 69 |
6 | Common Misunderstandings of the Cost Disease: Cost versus Quality and Financial versus "Physical" Output Measures | p. 77 |
7 | The Cost Disease and Global Health | p. 94 |
Part 2 | Technical Aspects of the Cost Disease | |
8 | Hybrid Industries and the Cost Disease | p. 111 |
9 | Productivity Growth, Employment Allocation, and the Special Case of Business Services | p. 116 |
Part 3 | Opportunities for Cutting Health-Care Costs | |
10 | Business Services in Health Care | p. 141 |
11 | Yes, We Can Cut Health-Care Costs Even If We Cannot Reduce Their Growth Rate | p. 154 |
12 | Conclusions: Where Are We Headed and What Should We Do? | p. 180 |
Notes | p. 183 | |
References | p. 207 | |
About the Authors | p. 237 | |
Index | p. 239 |