Money-driven medicine : the real reason health care costs so much / Maggie Mahar.
By: Mahar, Maggie.
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BookPublisher: New York : Collins, c2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxi, 451 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780060765330; 006076533X.Other title: Money driven medicine.Subject(s): Medical economics | Medical care -- Cost effectiveness | Medical economics | Medical care -- Cost effectivenessDDC classification: 338.4/33621 Summary: Reveals how billions of dollars are wasted in the American healthcare system on unnecessary or redundant tests, unwanted procedures, and overpriced drugs and devices, and explains how this overspending can be eliminated, leading to a more effective, streamlined healthcare system.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Reveals how billions of dollars are wasted in the American healthcare system on unnecessary or redundant tests, unwanted procedures, and overpriced drugs and devices, and explains how this overspending can be eliminated, leading to a more effective, streamlined healthcare system.
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