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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807465103321

Autore

Kinney Eleanor D

Titolo

Protecting American health care consumers / / Eleanor DeArman Kinney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durham, : Duke University Press, 2002

ISBN

9786612920080

1-282-92008-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Disciplina

362.1/0973

362.10973

Soggetti

Medical policy - United States

Patients - Civil rights - United States

Health care reform - United States

Consumer protection - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-259) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The patient protection debate -- 3. Health insurance coverage in the United States -- 4. Relevant law and theory -- 5. The universe of consumer concerns about health care -- 6. The universe of medical standards and other policies regarding health care -- 7. Processes for making policies regarding health care -- 8. Regimes for tapping and resolving consumer concerns about health care -- 9. Principles of sound procedural protections -- 10. A vision of reform.

Sommario/riassunto

A contribution to health care studies and administrative law which offers a humane and practical alternative to the current process of reviewing consumer health care complaints.