The corporate transformation of health care : can the public interest still be served? / John P. Geyman

Author:: Geyman, John P., 1931-
Published:: New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., [2004]
Copyright Date:: ©2004
Physical Description:: xvi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents:

Growth of investor-owned corporate health care -- Hospitals and nursing home chains -- Health maintenance organizations (HMOS) -- Health insurance industry -- Pharmaceutical industry -- Medically-related industries -- Impact of corporate practices on the health care system -- Compromising the integrity of research -- Disinformation and media control -- Lobbying of government -- Co-opting the regulators -- Privatization vs. public utility model of health care -- Politics and options for health care reform -- An approach to reform.

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ISBN:

0826124666

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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