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Author Goodman, John C.

Title Priceless : curing the healthcare crisis / John C. Goodman.

Publication Info. Oakland, Calif. : Independent Institute, [2012]
©2012

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  362.1 GOODMAN    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  362.1 G653P    Check Shelf
Description xix, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Why We Are Trapped -- 2. How Healthcare Is Different -- 3. Why People Disagree About Health Policy -- Part II. The Consequences of Being Trapped -- 4. What Being Trapped Means to You -- 5. Why Do We Spend So Much on Healthcare? -- 6. Why Is There a Problem with Quality? -- 7. Why Is There a Problem with Access to Care? -- 8. Why Can't You Buy Real Health Insurance? -- Part III. Letting People Out of the Trap -- 9. Empowering Patients -- 10. Liberating Institutions -- 11. Designing Ideal Health Insurance -- 12. Solving the Problem of Patient Safety -- 13. The Do-No-Harm Approach to Public Policy -- Part IV. Letting Government Out of the Trap -- 14. Reforming Medicare -- 15. Reforming Medicaid -- 16. Understanding the New Healthcare Law -- 17. What Most Needs Repealing and Replacing in the New Healthcare Law -- 18. Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Medical care -- United States.
Medical policy -- United States.
Medical care, Cost of -- United States.
Health care reform -- United States.
Delivery of Health Care -- economics -- United States.
Health Care Costs -- United States.
Health Care Reform -- United States.
Health Policy -- United States.
ISBN 9781598130836 hardcover alkaline paper
1598130838 hardcover alkaline paper
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