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Overcharged : why Americans pay too much for health care /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Silver, Charles, 1957- (Author), Hyman, David A. (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2018]
Subjects:
Medical care, Cost of > United States.
Medical economics > United States.
Health care reform > United States.
Health Expenditures.
Health Care Costs.
Insurance, Health > economics.
Health Care Reform > economics.
Economic Competition.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Patent nonsense
  • No limits
  • Vial misdeeds
  • Don't go breaking my heart
  • Money matters
  • Integrity
  • Providers and politicians
  • Payment-induced epidemics
  • Out of network, out of luck
  • Making a killing on the terminally ill
  • My doctor, my drug dealer
  • Whac-a-mole
  • Bad business
  • An offer you can't refuse
  • Health care is expensive because it's insured
  • Blind alleys and lost causes
  • The retail sector will save us
  • if we let it
  • Bargains galore in Bangalore
  • Prizes, not patents
  • Playing whac-a-mole to win
  • Catastrophic coverage is good coverage
  • Morality and health care.