Ensuring America's Health
Author | : Christy Ford Chapin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2015-05-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781107044883 |
ISBN-13 | : 110704488X |
Rating | : 4/5 (88X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ensuring America's Health by : Christy Ford Chapin
Download or read book Ensuring America's Health written by Christy Ford Chapin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth evaluation of the U.S. health care system's development in the twentieth century. It shows how a unique economic design - the insurance company model - came to dominate health care, bringing with it high costs; corporate medicine; and fragmented, poorly distributed care.