The Truth About Health Care

Author: David Mechanic
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0813543525
Category: Medical

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. . Mechanic brings to bear his magisterial knowledge of some of the less-traveled pathways in the health care wilderness."-Health Affairs "A comprehensive and thoughtful discussion of the myriad reasons why substantial health care reform continues to be elusive "-Inquiry Drawing on decades of experience as an active health policy participant, researcher, teacher, and consultant to the public and private sectors,

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