Bibliograph

Old and sick in America, the journey through the health care system, Muriel R. Gillick, M.D

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Old and sick in America, the journey through the health care system, Muriel R. Gillick, M.D

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references ( pages 267-292) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Old and sick in America

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Muriel R. Gillick, M.D

Series statement

Studies in social medicine

Sub title

the journey through the health care system

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The office -- Going to the doctor -- The lay of the land -- From the outside in -- The march of time, 1965-2015 -- The hospital -- Entering the palace of technology -- The varieties of hospital experience -- The hospital through other eyes -- The transformation of the American hospital, 1965-2015 -- The skilled nursing facility -- Going to rehab -- Different SNFs, different miffs -- Movers and shapers -- Now and then

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Old and Sick in America: The Journey Through the Health Care System

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