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Health, Disease, and Illness

WebHealth, Disease, and Illness brings together a sterling list of classic and contemporary thinkers to examine the history, state, and future of ever-changing "concepts" in …

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The New Health Economy

WebReviews "The New Health Economy is a masterclass about how health care works—and doesn’t work—in America."—Bob Kocher, former special assistant to President Obama …

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Health Care as a Social Good

WebHe discovered that health care in the US is not a private good or a public good. Decades of public policy and philanthropic service have made health care a shared social good. …

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Ethics of Health Care

WebWhile stressing the Catholic tradition in health care ethics, Ethics of Health Care is ecumenical, incorporating a broader Christian tradition as well as humanistic …

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Interest Groups and Health Care Reform across the United States

WebReviews "A valuable addition to the very timely debate on health care policy in the US . . . incredibly comprehensive in its scope . . . provides huge amounts of data; and is filled …

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Health Care Ethics

WebThis fourth edition of Health Care Ethics provides a contemporary study of broad and major issues affecting health care and the ethics of health care from the perspective of …

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Health Care Ethics

WebHealth Care Ethics is a comprehensive study of significant issues affecting health care and the ethics of health care from the perspective of Catholic theology. It aims to help …

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The Managed Care Blues and How to Cure Them

WebWith practical solutions for making managed care better, The Managed Care Blues and How to Cure Them is a bold call for greater consumer protection, knowledge, and power in the …

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Populations, Public Health, and the Law

WebPopulations, Public Health, and the Law. "A provocative, milestone contribution to the growing body of public health law scholarship." Law plays a crucial role in protecting the …

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Health Care Reform

WebBecause health care reform will inevitably be an ongoing process of assessment and revision—especially since managed competition has not been implemented …

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The Patient Self-Determination Act

WebAuthor. The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. …

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Pope Francis and the Transformation of Health Care Ethics

WebA call to reform Catholic health care ethics, inspired by the teachings of Pope Francis Since its first edition in 1948, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ethical and Religious …

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Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics

WebFor more than twenty years Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics has offered scholars and students a highly accessible and teachable alternative to the dominant …

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The Goals of Medicine

WebIn this volume, they articulate four basic goals of medicine — prevention of disease, relief of suffering, care of the ill, and avoidance of premature death — and examine them in light …

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The Rebirth of the Clinic

WebAbout the Author. Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD is a Franciscan friar and the inaugural Clinton-Kilbride Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics, professor of divinity, and …

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Medicaid Politics

WebMedicaid Politics. "Any collection strong in Medicaid and health care reform processes will find this invaluable." Medicaid, one of the largest federal programs in the United States, …

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Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics

WebContemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics, Second Edition, integrates theology, methodology, and practical application into a detailed and practical examination of the …

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The Organ Shortage Crisis in America

WebAbout the Author. Andrew Michael Flescher is a member of the core faculty, program in public health; professor of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine; and professor …

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Managing the Fiscal Metropolis

WebManaging the Fiscal Metropolis: The Financial Policies, Practices, and Health of Suburban Municipalities is an important book. This first comprehensive analysis of the financial …

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