Old and Sick in America - The Journey through the Health Care System (Paperback)

Since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the American health care system has steadily grown in size and complexity. Muriel R. Gillick takes readers on a narrative tour of American health care, incorporating the stories of older patients as they travel from the office to the hospital to the skilled nursing facility, and examining the influence of forces as diverse as pharmaceutical corporations, device manufacturers, and health insurance companies on their experience. A scholar who has practiced medicine for over 30 years, Gillick offers readers an informed and straightforward view of health care from the ground up, revealing that many crucial medical decisions are not based on what is best for the patient, but rather on outside forces, sometimes to the detriment of patient health and quality of life. Gillick suggests a broadly imagined patient-centered reform of the health care system with Medicare as the engine of change, a transformation that would be mediated through accountability, cost-effectiveness, and culture change.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Social Medicine
Release date:	October 2017
Authors:	Muriel R. Gillick
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-3524-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > General
LSN:	1-4696-3524-0
Barcode:	9781469635248

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