Understanding Health Care Reform (Paperback)

Theodore R. Marmor

ISBN 10: 0300058799 / ISBN 13: 9780300058796

Published by Yale University Press, New haven, 1994

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Paperback. The reform of American medical care is the most important topic on the nation's domestic agenda and the centerpiece of the Clinton administration's plans for social policy and long-term economic development. This book, written by a preeminent analyst of medical politics and policy who is a frequent adviser to Congress, helps to clarify the current debate over the President's bill and the proposed alternatives to it. It is essential reading for 1994.Theodore Marmor, whose work has appeared in scholarly journals and books, as well as in the nation's major newspapers and magazines, here presents some of his most recent writings that illuminate the historical, political, and economic considerations lying behind various proposals now under debate. Marmor explains what we can and cannot expect from reform of American medicine, and he addresses the many conflicting claims about the remedies for America's problems with medical costs, quality, access, and organizations. He discusses, for example:the misplaced faith that cutting waste will greatly ease our financial troubles and markedly improve our health;the exaggerated arguments for "managed competition";the myths that either non-profit or for-profit institutions are the key to reform;the misleading and fearful debate over rationing;the lessons to be learned from Canada's and Japan's experiments with universal health insurance;the controversial place of Medicare in the current reform struggle;barriers facing implementation of any of the major health care proposals;and the possibility of fusing different approaches to achieve reform. The reform of American medical care is an important topic in America's domestic agenda and the centrepiece of the Clinton administration's plans for social policy and long-term economic development. This book intends to clarify the current debate over the bill and the proposed alternatives to it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Health Care Reform (Paperback)
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New haven
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300058799
• ISBN 13: 9780300058796
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The reform of American medical care is the most important topic on the nation's domestic agenda and the centerpiece of the Clinton administration's plans for social policy and long-term economic development. This book written by a preeminent analyst of medical politics and policy who is a frequent adviser to Congress helps to clarify the current debate over the President's bill and the proposed alternatives to it. It is essential reading for 1994. Theodore Marmor whose work has appeared in scholarly journals and books as well as in the nation's major newspapers and magazines here presents some of his most recent writings that illuminate the historical political and economic considerations lying behind various proposals now under debate. Marmor explains what we can and cannot expect from reform of American medicine and he addresses the many conflicting claims about the remedies for America's problems with medical costs quality access and organizations. He discusses for example: -the misplaced faith that cutting waste will greatly ease our financial troubles and markedly improve our health; -the exaggerated arguments for "managed competition"; -the myths that either non-profit or for-profit institutions are the key to reform; -the misleading and fearful debate over rationing; -the lessons to be learned from Canada's and Japan's experiments with universal health insurance; -the controversial place of Medicare in the current reform struggle; -barriers facing implementation of any of the major health care proposals; -and the possibility of fusing different approaches to achieve reform.

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The reform of American medical care is the most important topic on the nation's domestic agenda and the centerpiece of the Clinton administration's plans for social policy and long-term economic development. This book, written by a preeminent analyst of medical politics and policy who is a frequent adviser to Congress, helps to clarify the current debate over the President's bill and the proposed alternatives to it. It is essential reading. Theodore Marmor, whose work has appeared in the nation's major newspapers and magazines, as well as in scholarly journals and books, here presents some of his most recent writings that illuminate the historical, political, and economic considerations behind various proposals now under debate. Marmor explains what we can and cannot expect from reform of American medicine, and he addresses the many conflicting claims about remedies for America's problems with medical costs, quality of care, and access to treatment.