Getting What We Deserve: Health and Medical Care in AmericaJohns Hopkins University Press, 16 nov 2009 - 152 pagina's One of America's leading public health experts finds a host of ills in this country's health care system: • The United States spends nearly twice as much on health care as the rest of the developed world, yet has higher infant mortality rates and shorter longevity than most nations. In his blunt assessment of the state of public health in America, Alfred Sommer argues that human behavior has a stronger effect on wellness than almost any other factor. Despite exciting advances in genomic research and cutting-edge medicine, Sommer explains, most illness can be avoided or managed with simple, low-tech habits such as proper hand washing, regular exercise, a balanced diet, and not smoking. But, as he also shows, this is easier said than done. Sommer finds that our fascination with medical advances sometimes keeps us from taking responsibility for our individual well-being. Instead of focusing on prevention, we wait for medical science to cure us once we become sick. Humorous, sometimes acerbic, and always well informed, Sommer's thought-provoking book will change the way you look at health care in America. |
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... Spending Per Capita - 2006 $ 3,678 $ 3,449 $ 3,371 $ 2,999 $ 6,714 United $ 2,760 Kingdom Italy $ 2,614 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Dollars ( Purchasing power parity ) FIGURE 21. WE SPEND A LOT ON HEALTH CARE . Health care ...
... spend on health care . While the United States spends more than 15 percent of its GDP on health care , Can- ada spends less than 10 percent . Canada could rid itself of waiting lists by simply raising spending to 12 percent of its GDP ...
... spend only four cents of every health care dollar on overhead ; Medicare does almost as well , at six cents . But when private insur- ance companies attempted to " manage " our care - a euphemism for managing their " costs " -they spent ...
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From Few to Manyin Fits and Starts | 1 |
Disease Is THE SUM OF ALL EVILS | 10 |
Sometimes Destiny Sometimes Not | 26 |
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