Impact of Market forces on Health Care: an Experiment in Progress.

A chapter from the book "Humanities and the Health Sciences: A Collaborative Project for Faculty Development and Curricular Revision" is presented. It discusses the impact of market forces on health care in the U.S. It examines how the medical care delivery systems, the impact of managed care plans...

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Publicado en:Humanities & The Health Sciences: A Collaborative Project For Faculty Development & Curricular Revision: A Puerto Rican Experience pp. 133 - 145
Autor principal: Griffith, John F.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 2001
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Sumario:A chapter from the book "Humanities and the Health Sciences: A Collaborative Project for Faculty Development and Curricular Revision" is presented. It discusses the impact of market forces on health care in the U.S. It examines how the medical care delivery systems, the impact of managed care plans and the number of physicians, among others, have resulted to cost increases are presented. A debate on the case for a comprehensive health care for everybody is also given.