Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Bloomsbury USA (2007), Edition: 1, 352 pages
Description
A critique of the modern-day American health-care system looks at the potential consequences of overtreatment, revealing how modern medicine provides huge amounts of unnecessary care that is wasteful, expensive, and dangerous to the health of patients.
User reviews
LibraryThing member fieldsli
An interesting discussion of the the weaknesses inherent in a private pay health care system and some potential remedies.
LibraryThing member nmele
I had been looking for something to help me better understand the health care debate and how we got to where we are now. This book, which my book club chose to read, did it for me.
Awards
Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (Social Sciences — 2007)
Christian Science Monitor Best Book (Nonfiction — 2008)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008-09-02
ISBN
9781582345802