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1) The hidden history of American healthcare: why sickness bankrupts you and makes others insanely rich
Author
Series
Hidden history volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how and why attempts to establish affordable universal healthcare in the United States have been thwarted and what we can do to finally make it a reality"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This book tells the story of the legal right to control the production of lifesaving medicines. Medical science began as a discipline geared toward the betterment of all human life, but the merging of research with intellectual property and the rise of the pharmaceutical industry warped and eventually undermined its ethical foundations. Since the Second World War, federally funded research has facilitated most major medical breakthroughs, yet these...
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Pub
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"What is universal health care, and why do people have such strong feelings about it? As readers discover the answers to these questions, they strengthen their critical thinking skills. The objective main text asks readers to form their own opinions about health care and who should pay for it. Fact boxes provide readers with statistics to back up their opinion, no matter what side of the debate it falls on. With a detailed graphic organizer and full-color...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Examines the state of the nation's health care system, the education and training of health care providers, and the various types of health care institutions. The ever increasing cost of health care, prevalence of insurance, mental health care, and a comparison of health care throughout the world are also covered.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A concise guide to healthcare and health insurance basics, which provides tools that patients need before, during, and after they get medical care. The author describes the care we need, the care we don't, and how to deal with doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers. Telemedicine and healthcare apps that have become so important during the coronavirus epidemic are also explained. -- adapted from Amazon.com.
"The latest installment in the...
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