The Painful Prescription: Rationing Hospital CareIn this book Aaron and Schwartz examine how the British have made those choices and draw inferences about how Americans would respond should they undertake to sharply reduce growth of medical spending. After describing the British health care system, they examine ten important medical procedures, comparing the British and American levels of care. |
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The Promise and the Problem | 3 |
part two DIFFERENCES BETWEEN U S AND BRITISH | 27 |
Quality of Life | 57 |
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