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

By: Mechanic, David, 1936-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Critical issues in health and medicine: Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006Description: xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Health care reform | Medical policyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.1/0425 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.
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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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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