Shredding the Social Contract

Author: John Geyman
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 156751376X
Category: Medical

Shredding the Social Contract: The privatization of Medicare

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-Christine K. Cassel, MD, president of the American Board of Internal MedicineEveryone knows that the Medicare program is in trouble. The problem is how to fix it. Many politicians advocate further privatization of the program as a solution. John Geyman concludes that this is the wrong solution. He comprehensively and persuasively reviews the evidence, including both published research and the experiences of many of Medicare's beneficiaries, to support this conclusion. We rather need, Doctor Geyman argues, a renewed commitment to the original vision of social insurance on w Get Shredding the Social Contract our bestseller medical books.

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-Christine K. Cassel, MD, president of the American Board of Internal MedicineEveryone knows that the Medicare program is in trouble. The problem is how to fix it. Many politicians advocate further privatization of the program as a solution We rather need, Doctor Geyman argues, a renewed commitment to the original vision of social insurance on w

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