000320698 000__ 02355cam\a22003374a\4500 000320698 001__ 320698 000320698 005__ 20210513115638.0 000320698 008__ 061013s2007\\\\mdu\\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000320698 010__ $$a 2006034330 000320698 020__ $$a9780742558298 (alk. paper) 000320698 020__ $$a0742558290 (alk. paper) 000320698 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm73993535 000320698 035__ $$a320698 000320698 040__ $$aDNLM/DLC$$cDLC$$dBAKER$$dNLM$$dBTCTA$$dC#P$$dYDXCP$$dNLGGC 000320698 042__ $$apcc 000320698 049__ $$aISEA 000320698 05000 $$aR708$$b.G18 2007 000320698 08200 $$a610$$222 000320698 1001_ $$aGarson, Arthur,$$cJr. 000320698 24510 $$aHealth care half-truths :$$btoo many myths, not enough reality /$$cArthur Garson Jr. and Carolyn L. Engelhard. 000320698 260__ $$aLanham :$$bRowman & Littlefield Pub.,$$cc2007. 000320698 300__ $$axix, 290 p. ;$$c24 cm. 000320698 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-280) and index. 000320698 5050_ $$aAmerican medical care is second-rate compared to other countries -- American health care is the most expensive in the world -- America wastes one-half of its medical care dollars -- Most medical care dollars are spent in the last six months of life -- Better quality saves money -- Preventive care saves money -- America will not ration health care -- Science drives most medical decisions -- High quality care cannot be defined -- Consumers can make the best decisions about their medical care -- Fewer doctors will be needed as medicine changes -- The current malpractice system helps patients -- Managing care is evil -- In America, there is a "safety net" of government programs providing health care for the poor -- People who work can afford health insurance -- Provision of health insurance for employees has always been the employer's responsibility, and will continue that way -- The uninsured get the care they need in emergency rooms -- No additional funding is needed to cover the uninsured; the money is available in the system -- All other countries provide health care coverage for everyone; we should be no different -- Major change in the American health care system is impossible. 000320698 650_0 $$aMedicine$$vMiscellanea. 000320698 650_0 $$aMedical care$$vMiscellanea. 000320698 650_0 $$aSocial medicine$$vMiscellanea. 000320698 650_0 $$aHealth care reform$$vMiscellanea. 000320698 7001_ $$aEngelhard, Carolyn L.,$$d1951- 000320698 85200 $$bgen$$hR708$$i.G18$$i2007 000320698 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip073/2006034330.html 000320698 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:320698$$pGLOBAL_SET 000320698 980__ $$aBIB 000320698 980__ $$aBOOK 000320698 994__ $$aC0$$bISE