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Abandonment of the patient : the impact of profit-driven heath care on the public / Ellen D. Baer, Claire M. Fagin, Suzanne Gordon, editors.

Title
Abandonment of the patient : the impact of profit-driven heath care on the public / Ellen D. Baer, Claire M. Fagin, Suzanne Gordon, editors.
Publication
New York : Springer Pub. Co., [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Baer, Ellen Davidson.
  • Fagin, Claire M.
  • Gordon, Suzanne, 1945-
Description
xi, 122 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Delivery of Health Care > economics
  • Delivery of Health Care > trends
  • Managed Care Programs
  • Managed care plans (Medical care) > United States
  • Medical economics > United States
  • Quality of Health Care > trends
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Claire Fagin -- 1. The Corporatization of American Health Care and Why It Is Happening / Bruce C. Vladeck -- 2. A Patient's View / Hilary S. Abramson -- 3. A Nurse's View / Janie Storr -- 4. A Physician's View / John M. O'Donnell -- 5. A Nursing Administrator's View / Eloise Balasco -- 6. A Hospital Administrator's View / John O'Brien -- 7. The Care for Managed Care / Clark E. Kerr -- 8. The Case Against Profit-Driven Managed Care / Quentin D. Young -- 9. A Historical Perspective / Joan E. Lynaugh -- 10. Legal Nightmares/Remedies / Ann Torregrossa -- 11. The Political Aftermath of Health Care Reform / Sidney Blumenthal -- 12. Do Ethics and Money Mix? The Moral Implications of the Corporatization of Health Care / Arthur Caplan -- 13. Conclusion: What Can We Do to Protect Quality Care? / Claire M. Fagin and Suzanne Gordon.
ISBN
0826194702
LCCN
96002719
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries