02637cam a2200397 i 450000100090000000300070000900500170001600800410003301000170007402000390009102000310013003500200016104000370018104200080021805000220022610000350024824501670028324600340045026000110048426400440049530000180053933600260055733700280058333800270061150400510063850511820068965000330187165000390190465000280194365000230197165000180199465100180201265500240203070000370205477601480209120864403US-DLC20210105092212.0190222s2019    mdu      b    001 0 eng    a  2019008881  a9781538131183 (cloth : alk. paper)  z9781538131190 (electronic)  a(DNLM)101742567  aDNLM/DLCcDLCerdadDLCdAUbeng  apcc00aRA425b.G197 20191 aGarson, Arthur,cJr.,eauthor.10aExposing the twenty medical myths :bwhy everything you know about health care is wrong and how we can make it right /cArthur Garson Jr., MD, and Ryan Holeywell.3 aExposing the 20 medical myths  c©2019 1aLanham :bRowman & Littlefield,c©2019  a257 p:c24 cm  atext2rdacontentbtxt  aunmediated2rdamediabn  avolume2rdacarrierbnc  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aAmerican health care is the best in the world -- In many ways, American health care is cheaper than other countries -- America wastes one in every ten medical care dollars -- Most medical care dollars are spent in the last six months of life -- America consistently provides high-quality medical care -- Consumers make the best decisions about their medical care -- Preventive care saves money -- America will not ration medical care -- America faces a dangerous shortage of doctors -- The current malpractice system protects patients -- In America there is a safety net of government health programs for the poor -- People who work can afford health insurance -- The uninsured get adequate care in the emergency department -- The market can fix health care -- Doctors & hospitals should be paid separately for each service they perform -- America will never be able to reduce the cost of medical care -- When you come right down to it, Americans are like everyone else -- Previous attempts at health care reform have taught us very little -- Americans are so divided we cant even agree on goals for our health care -- There is no health care system that will work for America. 0aMedical carezUnited States. 0aHealth care reformzUnited States.12aDelivery of Health Care22aHealth Care Reform22aHealth Policy 2aUnited States 02localaPrint books.1 aHoleywell, Ryan,d1985-eauthor.08iOnline version:aGarson, Arthur, Jr.tExposing the twenty medical mythsdLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]z9781538131190w(DLC) 2019009652