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049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 0 0 _aRA413.7.A4
_bG55 2017
100 1 _aGillick, Muriel R.,
_d1951-
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aOld and sick in America :
_bthe journey through the health care system /
_cMuriel R. Gillick, M.D
264 1 _aChapel Hill :
_bThe University of North Carolina Press,
_c[2017]
300 _axxii, 300 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aStudies in social medicine
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _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
520 _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"--
650 0 _aOlder people
_xMedical care
_zUnited States
650 0 _aOlder people
_xHealth and hygiene
_zUnited States
650 0 _aMedicare
650 0 _aOlder people
_xLong-term care
_zUnited States
650 0 _aMedical care, Cost of
_zUnited States
655 0 _aPrint books.
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830 0 _aStudies in social medicine
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