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Author Gibson, Rosemary, 1956-

Title The battle over health care : what Obama's reform means for America's future / Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh
Published Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 223 pages)
Contents Health insurers : what did they get? -- The drug deal of the century -- Hospitals and doctors : their take-away -- Who pays for trillion dollar health reform? -- How the AMA killed the family doctor -- The real reason hospitals don't stop harming patients -- Hospitals : do this, not that -- Too big to fail just got bigger -- If only they were Iphones -- Good-bye busboys -- Promises made, promises broken -- Government by default -- The real medical malpractice fix -- Health care fraud : follow the money -- 10 steps to more affordable health care
Summary "As the most substantial health care reform in almost half a century, President Obama's health care overhaul was as historic as it was divisive. In its aftermath, the debate continues. Drawing on decades of experience in health care policy, health care delivery reform, and economics, Rosemary Gibson and Janardan Prasad Singh provide a non-partisan analysis of the reform and what it means for America and its future. The authors shine a light on truths that have been hidden behind a raucous debate marred by political correctness on both sides of the aisle. They show how health care reform was enacted only with the consent of health insurance companies, drug firms, device manufacturers, hospitals, and other special interests that comprise the medical-industrial complex, which gained millions of new customers with the stroke of a pen. Health care businesses in a market-oriented system are designed to generate revenue, which runs counter to affordable health care. Gibson and Singh take a broader perspective on health care reform not as a single issue but as part of the economic life of the nation. The national debate unfolded while the banking and financial system teetered on the brink of collapse. The authors trace uncanny similarities between the health care industry and the unfettered banking and financial sector. They argue that a fast-changing global economy will have profound implications for the country's economic security and the jobs and health care benefits that come with it, and they predict that global competition will shape the future of employer-provided insurance more than the health care reform law."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-215) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Health care reform -- United States
Integrated delivery of health care -- Economic aspects -- United States
Integrated delivery of health care -- Law and legislation -- United States
Medical policy -- United States
Health insurance -- Law and legislation -- United States
Health care reform.
Medical policy.
Politics, Practical.
Health Care Reform
Delivery of Health Care -- economics
Delivery of Health Care -- legislation & jurisprudence
Health Policy
Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence
Politics
politics.
MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
Politics, Practical
Health care reform
Health insurance -- Law and legislation
Medical policy
Politics and government
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Singh, Janardan Prasad, 1960-
ISBN 9781442214514
1442214511
128344710X
9781283447102
144221449X
9781442214491