Health care for us all:getting more for our investment

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Grinols Earl L 1951-
Group Author: Henderson James W
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxvi, 276 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780521445665 (hardback)
0521445663 (hardback)
9780521738255 (pbk.)
0521738253 (pbk.)
Index Number: D771
CLC: D771.27
Call Number: D771.27/G868
Contents: Includes glossary and definitions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-266) and index.
pt. I. Goals and working principles. Introduction -- Goals -- Principles -- pt. II. Background economics and ethics. Markets, VPOs, government -- Education, charity, and the American ethical base -- pt. III. Application. Why government in health care?
Argues that the American health care system can be fixed, offering suggestions for getting more in return for health care spending, expanding what is covered, offering incentives for quality care, budgeting responsibly, and creating a sustainable system.