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035 _a(OCoLC)648169986
050 1 4 _aRA395.A3
_bM4184 2006eb
082 0 4 _a362.1/0425
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100 1 _aMechanic, David,
_d1936-
245 1 4 _aThe truth about health care
_h[electronic resource] :
_bwhy reform is not working in America /
_cDavid Mechanic.
260 _aNew Brunswick, N.J. :
_bRutgers University Press,
_cc2006.
300 _axi, 228 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aCritical issues in health and medicine
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-210) and index.
505 0 _aIs 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2009.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aHealth care reform.
650 0 _aMedical policy.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
830 0 _aCritical issues in health and medicine.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10167786
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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