Exposing the 20 medical myths : why everything you know about health care is wrong and how we can make it right
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538131183
- ISBN: 1538131188
- ISBN: 9781538131190 (electronic)
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Physical Description:
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x, 257 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-246) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | US health care is the best in the world -- In many ways, US health care is cheaper than other countries' -- The United States wastes one in every ten medical-care dollars -- Most medical-care dollars are spent in the last six months of life -- The United States consistently provides high-quality medical care -- Consumers make the best decisions about their medical care -- Preventive care saves money -- The United States will not ration medical care -- The United States faces a dangerous shortage of doctors -- The current malpractice system protects patients -- In the United States there is a safety net of government health programs for the poor -- People who work can afford health insurance -- The uninsured get adequate care in the emergency department -- The market can fix health care -- Doctors and hospitals should be paid separately for each service they perform -- The United States will never be able to reduce the cost of medical care -- When you come right down to it, Americans are like everyone else -- Previous attempts at health-care reform have taught us very little -- Americans are so divided we cant even agree on goals for our health care -- There is no health-care system that will work for America. |
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Subject: | Medical care United States Health care reform United States Medical care Health care reform Medical policy Delivery of Health Care Health Care Reform Health Policy |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RA 425 .G37 2019 | 30775305565617 | General Collection | Available | - |