The American health care paradox : why spending more is getting us less / Elizabeth H. Bradley and Lauren A. Taylor ; foreword by Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine.

  • Bradley, Elizabeth H., 1962-
Date:
[2013]
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Description

For decades, experts have puzzled over why the US spends more on health care but suffers poorer outcomes than other industrialized nations. Bradley and Taylor marshal extensive research, including a comparative study of health care data from thirty countries, and get to the root of this paradox: We've left out of our tally the most impactful expenditures countries make to improve the health of their populations: investments in social services.

Publication/Creation

New York : PublicAffairs, [2013]

Physical description

xix, 248 pages ; 25 cm

Edition

First edition.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and index.

Contents

The paradox -- Historical perspectives -- Front-line insights -- Learning from abroad -- Home-grown innovations -- An American way forward -- Continuing the discourse.

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    History of Medicine
    BW.6
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1610392094
  • 9781610392099