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Author Geyman, John P., 1931-

Title The corporate transformation of health care [electronic resource] : can the public interest still be served? / John P. Geyman.

Imprint New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2004.

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Description xvi, 306 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Growth of investor-owned corporate health care -- Hospitals and nursing home chains -- Health maintenance organizations (HMOS) -- Health insurance industry -- Pharmaceutical industry -- Medically-related industries -- Impacts of corporate practices on the health care system -- Compromising the integrity of research -- Disinformation and media control -- Lobbying of government -- Co-opting the regulators -- Privatization vs. public utility model of health care -- Politics and options for health care reform -- An approach to reform.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Medical corporations -- United States.
Medical economics -- United States.
Multihospital systems -- United States.
Health maintenance organizations.
Public health -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0826124666

 
    
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