The health care mess : how we got into it and what it will take to get out /

Richmond, Julius B. 1916-2008.

The health care mess : how we got into it and what it will take to get out / Julius B. Richmond, Rashi Fein ; [foreword by Jimmy Carter]. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005. - xii, 307 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-294) and index.

The educational and scientific revolution : higher standards and changing practices -- The consumer revolution : increasing access to medical care -- Emerging tensions between regulation and market forces : dealing with growth -- Education for the health professions : the impact of growth -- The entrepreneurial revolution : a changing face for medicine -- Beyond the dollars : progress in health and the role of public health -- Medical challenges and opportunities -- Increasing equity : achieving universal health insurance.

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Medical care--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Health planning--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Health Planning--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
Soins medicaux--Etats-Unis.
Politique sanitaire--Etats-Unis.
Sante publique--Planification--Etats-Unis.
Gezondheidszorg.


Verenigde Staten.

RA395.A3 / R532t 2005

362.1/0973

2005 L-789 WA 84 AA1 / R532h 2005