Introduction: addressing the myths about health care reform -- Evolution of the American health care system : the changing physician, organized medicine, and efforts at health care reform -- Evolution of the American health care system : hospitals, the health insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the medical device industry -- Problems with the current health care system -- Malpractice and medical negligence -- Comprehensive health care reform -- Proposals for U.S. health care reform and a brief survey of other nations' health care systems -- Obstacles to comprehensive reform
Summary
From a veteran physician comes this remarkably clear-eyed look at what's wrong with how we administer and pay for health care and what can be done to fix it
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-178) and index
