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Autore |
Hyman David A |
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Titolo |
Medicare meets Mephistopheles / / David A. Hyman |
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Washington, D.C., : Cato Institute, c2006 |
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9786611905477 |
9781281905475 |
128190547X |
9781933995359 |
1933995351 |
9781433701412 |
1433701413 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (162 p.) |
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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 (p. 119-130) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Dedications; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: The Memorandum; PART I. MEDICARE AND THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS; 1. Abandon Hope All Ye Who Read Further; 2. Medicare Overview; 3. Avarice; 4. Gluttony; 5. Envy; 6. Sloth; 7. Lust; 8. Anger; 9. Vanity; 10. Undermining American Virtues; 11. The Threat of Exorcism; 12. Conclusion; PART II. EPILOGUE; 13. A Sacred Bond between the Generations?; Appendix A: Glossary; Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms; Appendix C: Background Information on Medicare Parts A-D; Recommended Reading; Notes; Index; About the Author; Cato Institute |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Let's say you're the devil, and you want to corrupt the American republic. How would you go about it? According to David Hyman, you might create something like Medicare, the federal health care program for the elderly. Hyman submits that Medicare may be the greatest trick the devil ever played. Medicare feeds on the avarice of doctors and other providers, turns seniors into health care gluttons, and makes regions of the United States green with envy over the dollars showered on other regions. The program exploits the sloth of government |
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