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Rosenthal, Elisabeth, 1956-
Subjects
Medical care -- United States.
Medical policy -- United States.
Health care reform -- United States.
Health insurance -- United States.
Hospital care -- United States.
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Rosenthal, Elisabeth, 1956-
Medical care -- United States.
Medical policy -- United States.
Health care reform -- United States.
Health insurance -- United States.
Hospital care -- United States.
MARC Display
An American sickness :
how
healthcare
became
big
business
and
how
you
can
take
it
back
/ Elisabeth Rosenthal.
by
Rosenthal, Elisabeth, 1956-
Random House Large Print, c2017.
Call #:
LP 362.10973 R815a
Subjects
Medical
care
-- United States.
Medical policy -- United States.
Health
care
reform -- United States.
Health
insurance -- United States.
Hospital
care
-- United States.
ISBN:
9781524756208 (pbk.)
1524756202 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
How
healthcare
became
big
business
and
how
you
can
take
it
back
How
health
care
became
big
business
and
how
you
can
take
it
back
Edition:
1st large print ed.
Description:
640 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes biblioraphical references (pages 489-603) and index.
Contents:
History of the present illness and review of systems. The age of insurance ; The age of hospitals ; The age of physicians ; The age of pharmaceuticals ; The age of medical devices ; The age of testing and ancillary services ; The age of contractors: billing, coding, collections, and new medical businesses ; The age of research and good works for profit: the perversion of a noble enterprise ; The age of conglomerates ; The age of healthcare as pure
business
; The age of the Affordable
Care
Act (ACA) -- Diagnosis and treatment: prescriptions for taking
back
our healthcare. The high price of patient complacency ; Doctors' bills ; Hospital bills ; Insurance costs ; Drug and medical device costs ; Bills for tests and ancillary services ; Better healthcare in a digital age.
Summary:
"An award-winning New York Times reporter reveals expensive dysfunctions in America's healthcare system, outlining practical guidelines for recognizing misleading information and obtaining the
care
and pharmaceuticals needed to safeguard family
health
interests"--Publisher.
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Tantallon Public Library
Adult Large Print Nonfiction
LP 362.10973 R815a
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