Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars: Facing the Ever-Expanding Market for Medical Care

by Robert M. Kaplan

Book Overview

Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars is about the costs of health care and their impact on health. The book provides a timely criticism of the health care industry and the costs of health care. Within the U.S. health care system, there is evidence that regions that spend more do not have better outcomes, and some evidence suggests that quality of care is lower in the regions that spend more, not less, on health care. The author takes the controversial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387740449
• ISBN13: 9780387740447
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Copernicus Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"