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Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars: Facing the Ever-Expanding Market for Medical Care
Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars is about the costs of health care and their impact on health. The U.S. health care system is the largest sector in the biggest economy, and the US spends significantly more per capita on health care than any other country, yet it ranks last among comparison nations on the major health indicators Within the U.S., there is evidence that regions that spend more do not have better outcomes, and some evidence suggests that quality of care is lower in the regions that spend more, not less, on health care. Robert Kaplan takes the controversial position that mass markets have been created for services that may offer little or no benefit to patients. Many of these markets are for preventive medicine, making healthy people a market for expensive pharmaceutical products and tests. These include cancer screening tests and medications to control blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose. Kaplan forcefully argues that the overuse of medications and tests runs up the costs of health care. As more employers drop health insurance for their employees when costs accelerate, the expanded use of ineffective preventive medicine may have the unintended consequence of increasing the number of uninsured patients, potentially damaging the health of others in the community. The concluding chapters of Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars offer suggestions for policy makers and for patients. Methods for systematically evaluating the cost-effectiveness of new guidelines are discussed. The final chapter provides practical suggestions to enable patients to share in decisions about treatments or tests that can have uncertain benefits. .
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Free Mind, Free Body: How To Use Your Mind To Achieve More than Ever Before! A New Thought-Provoking and Mind-Expanding Perspective ...(Book review): An article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch
This digital document is an article from Reviewer's Bookwatch, published by Midwest Book Review on April 1, 2008. The length of the article is 412 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Free Mind, Free Body: How To Use Your Mind To Achieve More than Ever Before! A New Thought-Provoking and Mind-Expanding Perspective ...(Book review) Author: Liana Metal Publication:Reviewer's Bookwatch (Newsletter) Date: April 1, 2008 Publisher: Midwest Book Review Page: NA Article Type: Book review Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning.
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Add new services now? Yes! They're probably more important for your firm than ever before. (Executive Summary).(expanding accounting firms): An article from: Leader's Edge
This digital document is an article from Leader's Edge, published by Michigan Association of CPAs on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1020 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Add new services now? Yes! They're probably more important for your firm than ever before. (Executive Summary).(expanding accounting firms) Author: Richard Caturano Publication:Leader's Edge (Magazine/Journal) Date: December 1, 2002 Publisher: Michigan Association of CPAs Volume: 5 Issue: 10 Page: 8(2) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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The Games have just begun: Microsoft and nintendo battle for a place in an ever-expanding video-game market. (Industry Focus: Entertainment).(Brief Article)(Statistical ... Included): An article from: Hawaii Business
This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on February 1, 2002. The length of the article is 618 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: The Games have just begun: Microsoft and nintendo battle for a place in an ever-expanding video-game market. (Industry Focus: Entertainment).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) Author: David K. Choo Publication:Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal) Date: February 1, 2002 Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co. Volume: 48 Issue: 8 Page: 29(1) Article Type: Brief Article, Statistical Data Included Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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Wine bargains now: the expanding world of wine makes serving good vino easier than ever.: An article from: Cheers
This digital document is an article from Cheers, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1932 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Wine bargains now: the expanding world of wine makes serving good vino easier than ever. Author: Ken Collura Publication:Cheers (Magazine/Journal) Date: September 1, 2005 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 16 Issue: 7 Page: 43(3) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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Sony Online on an ever-expanding Quest with EverQuest. (Enterprise: Technology).: An article from: San Diego Business Journal
This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on November 18, 2002. The length of the article is 1019 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Sony Online on an ever-expanding Quest with EverQuest. (Enterprise: Technology). Author: Brad Graves Publication:San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal) Date: November 18, 2002 Publisher: CBJ, L.P. Volume: 23 Issue: 46 Page: 1(2) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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Globalization and its discontents: the directors of Babel and Cache tell complex stories of families caught in ever-expanding worlds.: An article from: American Scholar
This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2007. The length of the article is 2455 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Globalization and its discontents: the directors of Babel and Cache tell complex stories of families caught in ever-expanding worlds. Author: Richard Locke Publication:American Scholar (Magazine/Journal) Date: March 22, 2007 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 76 Issue: 2 Page: 114(4) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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