Taming the beloved beast : how medical technology costs are destroying our health care system / Dani...
Taming the beloved beast : how medical technology costs are destroying our health care system / Dani...
Taming the beloved beast : how medical technology costs are destroying our health care system / Daniel Callahan.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.
Call Numbers
N338.43362/10
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 267 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Medicare on the ropes -- Taming the beloved beast : medical technology -- Getting serious about costs and technology -- Competition : the fix that will fail -- The cohabitation of medicine and commerce -- "Medical necessity" : an all-but-useless concept -- Redefining "medical necessity" : from indiv...
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2009.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Biomedical Technology--economics--United States
- Health Care Costs--United States
- Insurance--economics--United States
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Full title
Taming the beloved beast : how medical technology costs are destroying our health care system / Daniel Callahan.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2009.
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N338.43362/10
Record Identifier
74Vv3dkKZlQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv3dkKZlQX
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ISBN
069114236X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780691142364 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
338.433621
MMS ID
991009634889702626
