Health care in America : opposing viewpoints / Carol Wekesser, book editor.
| Other author | Wekesser, Carol, 1963- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, ©1994. |
| Description | 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Opposing viewpoints series Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) ^A148448 |
| Contents | Capitalism has caused a health care crisis / Nathan Karp -- Government intervention has hurt America's health care / Kelly V. Glenn -- Advances in medical technology are causing a crisis / William B. Schwartz -- Powerful health care lobbies hurt American health care / Vicki Kemper, Viveca Novak -- Overuse of medical services hurts the health care system / Edie Rasell -- The decline of the traditional family has created a health care crisis / Bryce J. Christensen -- There is no health care crisis / Fred Barnes -- Physicians have contributed to a health care crisis / Arnold S. Relman -- Physicians are blamed unfairly for the crisis / Tim Norbeck -- Physicians are too greedy / Charles B. Inlander -- Physicians are not greedy / Mike Royko -- The glut of specialist physicians hurts the health care system / Steven A. Schroeder -- There is no glut of specialist physicians / Joseph D. Wassersug -- Alternative medicine can be safe and effective / Sara Solovitch -- Alternative medicine can be dangerous and ineffective / Carolyn Copeland -- Alternative medicine should be considered standard medical practive / James S. Gordon -- Alternative medicine should not be considered standard medical practice / Stephen Barrett -- Chiropractors can help heal many ailments / Stephen J. Press and Jennifer Drawbridge -- Chiropractors can cause serious injuries / George Magner -- The United States should nationalize health care / Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein -- Nationalized health care would be disastrous / Jarret B. Wollstein -- The United States should adopt a system similar to Canada's / Elaine Bernard -- The United States should not adopt a system similar to Canada's / Edmund F. Haislmaier -- Managed competition would improve America's health care system / Alain C. Enthoven --Managed competition would not improve America's health care system / Judith Randal -- Rationing health care is effective and necessary / Daniel Callahan -- Rationing health care is inhumane and unethical / Nat Hentoff -- Malpractice awards should be regulated / Jose Lozano -- Malpractice awards should not be regulated / Philip H. Corboy -- The price of pharmaceutical drugs should be regulated / Lionel Van Deerlin -- The price of pharmaceutical drugs should not be regulated / Murray Weidenbaum -- Employers should be required to provide health insurance / David A. Rochefort --Employment-based insurance is unjust / Nancy S. Jecker -- Moral and ethical decisions must be made for regulations to work / Willard Gaylin. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-256) and index. |
| LCCN | 93030963 |
| ISBN | 1565101359 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 1565101340 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA395.A3 H399 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |