The Health EconomyThe author provides not only facts but a perspective on the issue of cost, efficiency, access, and quality - and a simple framework for thinking about them. He adresses a broad range of questions, including the following: What determines health care costs? Is medical care taking the place of religion in postindustrial society? Why doesn't the United States have national health insurance? How can we balance market competition and government regulation in medical care? Why are physicians losing their control of medical care? Why is there such a strong corelation between education and health? |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART II | 34 |
Surgical Work Loads in a Community | 49 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Health Economy |
| Author | Victor R. Fuchs |
| Contributor | Harvard University. Press |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jun 27, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0674383400, 9780674383401 |
| Length | 401 pages |
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