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Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform
Richard (Buz) Cooper
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Description for Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform
Hardback. The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76, 76 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ; MBN; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
In Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform, Dr. Richard (Buz) Cooper argues that US poverty and high health care spending are inextricably entwined. Our nation's health care system bears a financial burden that is greater than in any other developed country in large part because impoverished patients use more health care, driving up costs across the board. Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Cooper illuminates the geographic patterns of poverty, wealth, and health care utilization that exist across neighborhoods, regions, and states-and among countries. He chronicles the historical threads that have led to such differences, ... Read more
In Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform, Dr. Richard (Buz) Cooper argues that US poverty and high health care spending are inextricably entwined. Our nation's health care system bears a financial burden that is greater than in any other developed country in large part because impoverished patients use more health care, driving up costs across the board. Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Cooper illuminates the geographic patterns of poverty, wealth, and health care utilization that exist across neighborhoods, regions, and states-and among countries. He chronicles the historical threads that have led to such differences, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421420226
SKU
V9781421420226
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Ref
99-22
About Richard (Buz) Cooper
Richard (Buz) Cooper, MD (1936-2016), was a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, the dean and executive vice president of the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he founded the Institute for Health and Society, and the cofounder and director of the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.
Reviews for Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform
The capstone to an illustrious career in academic medicine. Cooper's book offers surprising insights.
Health Affairs
Offers helpful information for every American interested in improving the country's health care system. Recommended.
Choice
Passionately but meticulously argued.
Penn Medicine
Health Affairs
Offers helpful information for every American interested in improving the country's health care system. Recommended.
Choice
Passionately but meticulously argued.
Penn Medicine