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What has government done to our health care? / Terree P. Wasley.
- Title
- What has government done to our health care? / Terree P. Wasley.
- Author
- Wasley, Terree P.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | W 84 AA1 W521w 1992 | Off-site | |
| Text | Request in advance | RA 395.A3 W38 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 162 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Dissatisfaction with the current state of health care in the U.S. has been accompanied by accusations that a free market in health care has failed. Wasley presents a brief history of medical regulation and its unintended consequences, and takes a look at what the providers and receivers of health care are saying. These cover the problems and frustrations faced by doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators, and the concerns of patients. Her analysis shows that the fundamental flaw in the system is the lack of consumer power over responsibility for spending on medical care. Wasley analyzes some of the European, Canadian, and British health care systems, and whether or not they would provide a workable solution for the United States. Her proposals for reform include measures to remove government distortion of the insurance industry and the creation of tax free medical savings accounts. ISBN 0-932790-88-7: $19.95.
- Subjects
- Public Policy
- Health Services Accessibility
- Delivery of Health Care > organization & administration
- Consumer Behavior
- Public Policy > United States
- Health Services Accessibility > United States
- Delivery of Health Care > organization & administration > United States
- Consumer Behavior > United States
- United States
- Medical care > United States
- Medical policy > United States
- National health services > United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The reality of 20th-century health care -- 3. A history of government and health care -- 4. The drift toward nationalized health care -- 5. Health care based on consumer choice.
- ISBN
- 0932790879 :
- 0932790887 :
- LCCN
- ^^^92020121^
- OCLC
- 25967381
- SCSB-10120019
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library