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This book explains how several much-decried problems in the U.S. health system—glaring gaps in the quality and efficiency of care, high rates of uninsurance, and out-of-control costs—can be resolved by empowering patients.
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Cogan (Hoover Institution) along with Daniel P. Kessler (economics, law, and policy, Stanford University Graduate School of Business) and R. Glenn Hubbard (dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute) succinctly present their prescription for healing the US healthcare system. Their proposal emphasizing private market competition includes: tax, insurance, and malpractice reform; an upgrade of health information; and greater competition by providers and insurers. Appendices offer estimates of the cost-saving financial impact of these reform policies. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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