The truth about health care [electronic resource] : why reform is not working in America / David Mechanic.
Material type: TextSeries: Critical issues in health and medicinePublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006.Description: xi, 228 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 362.1/0425 22
- RA395.A3 M4184 2006
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-210) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.