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UNINA9910960276503321 |
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Titolo |
Reforming America's health care system : the flawed vision of Obamacare / / edited by Scott W. Atlas ; contributing authors, Scott W. Atlas ... [et al.] |
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Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, c2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Collana |
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 602 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Health care reform - United States |
Health care reform - Economic aspects - United States |
Medical care - Law and legislation - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. American Health Care: Ignored Factsand Disregarded Options -Scott W. Atlas, MD; 2. Individual Insurance Mandates -Glen Whitman; 3. Health Savings Accounts and the Futureof Insurance Choice -Grace-Marie Turner; 4. Medical Innovation in Peril -Scott Gottlieb, MD; 5. The Real Math of Congressional BudgetOffice Estimates -Douglas Holtz-Eakin; 6. The Imperfect Art of Medical Malpractice Reform -Richard A. Epstein; 7. Lessons from State Health Reforms -Roger Stark, MD |
8. Government Control on Access to Care:Canada's Experience -Nadeem Esmail9. Government Oversight of ComparativeEffectiveness: Lessons from Western Europe -Helen Evans; About the Contributing Authors; About the Hoover Institution's WorkingGroup on Health Care Policy; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Health policy experts from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe discuss both what to expect from the recent health reform legislation and alternatives that should still be considered. The contributors argue that Americans already have a superior health care system and that if Congress enacts reforms that remove artificial barriers and constructively open markets to competition, private-sector |
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