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Medicine and the market [electronic resource] : equity v. choice / Daniel Callahan, Angela A. Wasunna.

By: Callahan, Daniel, 1930-.
Contributor(s): Wasunna, Angela A, 1973- | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006Description: x, 320 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Medical economics | Medical care -- Marketing | Health services administration | Medical ethicsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 362.1/068/8 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
From Adam Smith to HMOs: the origins of medicine and the market -- A tale of two cultures: Canada and the United States -- The endurance of solidarity: universal health care in Western Europe and elsewhere -- The market in developing countries: an ongoing experiment -- The market wild card: pharmaceuticals -- The value of the market: what does the evidence show? -- The future of the market in health care: undercurrents from the past, riptides from the future.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-310) and index.

From Adam Smith to HMOs: the origins of medicine and the market -- A tale of two cultures: Canada and the United States -- The endurance of solidarity: universal health care in Western Europe and elsewhere -- The market in developing countries: an ongoing experiment -- The market wild card: pharmaceuticals -- The value of the market: what does the evidence show? -- The future of the market in health care: undercurrents from the past, riptides from the future.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.