02468cam a2200421 i 4500001001000000003000700010005001700017008004100034010001500075020004500090020004200135020004500177020004200222020003500264035002100299040010900320042000800429043001200437050002500449100003900474245010000513264006700613300002900680336002600709337002800735338002700763490003100790504005000821505042500871520049501296650004601791650005201837650001301889650004801902650004101950655002401991830003102015975491138US-DLC20180627112443.0170619s2017    ncu      b   s001 0 eng c  a2017029456  z9781469635231qhardcoverqalkaline paper  z1469635232qhardcoverqalkaline paper  a9781469635248qpaperbackqalkaline paper  z1469635240qpaperbackqalkaline paper  z9781469635255qelectronic book  a(OCoLC)975491138  aNcU/DLCbengerdacNOCdDLCdBTCTAdYDXdBDXdOCLCOdOCLCFdYDXdNGPdHHOdOCLCOdKCPdOCLCOdXXWGBdCIN  apcc  an-us---00aRA413.7.A4bG55 20171 aGillick, Muriel R.,d1951-eauthor10aOld and sick in America :bthe journey through the health care system /cMuriel R. Gillick, M.D 1aChapel Hill :bThe University of North Carolina Press,c[2017]  axxii, 300 pages ;c25 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aStudies in social medicine  aIncludes bibliographical references and index0 aThe 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  a"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"-- 0aOlder peoplexMedical carezUnited States 0aOlder peoplexHealth and hygienezUnited States 0aMedicare 0aOlder peoplexLong-term carezUnited States 0aMedical care, Cost ofzUnited States 0aPrint books.2local 0aStudies in social medicine