What Is Wrong with the U.S. Health Care System?: It Does Not Effectively Exist for One of Every Five Americans
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An evaluation of America's medical services system is presented, focusing on the role of insurance in directing and prioritizing treatment. It is posited that the system is too reliant on the dictates of insurance coverage, as this creates a disparity between the wealthy, who can afford insurance, and the poor, who cannot.
Publication Name: The Milbank Quarterly
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0887-378X
Year: 1999
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Industrial and Occupational Environment and Health
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The article, originally published in the journal in 1948 and currently available in online-only format, focuses on the increased risk of mortality and disabling illness found in studies of insured industrial workers. Recommendations for improving health conditions for industrial workers are included.
Publication Name: The Milbank Quarterly
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0887-378X
Year: 2005
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Antitrust Enforcement in the Medical Services Industry: What Does It All Mean?
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The article, originally published in the journal in 1980 and currently available in online-only format, examines the restraints on health care services financing systems and the importance of maintaining competition between health care plans and health care providers.
Publication Name: The Milbank Quarterly
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0887-378X
Year: 2005
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