Health care for us all:getting more for our investment
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Cambridge University Press,
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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. |
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9780521445665 (hardback) 0521445663 (hardback) 9780521738255 (pbk.) 0521738253 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | D771 |
CLC: | D771.27 |
Call Number: | D771.27/G868 |
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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. |