The Decline of American Medicine: Where Have All the Doctors Gone? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780595284191)

Why is it so difficult to find a good doctor, and see the doctor when you have a problem? Why are you told to "go to the emergency room?" Why is your "doctor" a nurse practitioner? The U.S. health care system, heralded as the finest in the world, has been in decline for a number of years. Here are the explanations for the decline in availability of primary health care, its increasing cost, and the increasingly impersonal care encountered by the patient. Dr. Rosenblum, chosen by his peers as a leading physician in his community, clarifies the many issues contributing to deterioration of health care. He employs his experience as an internist, and interviews with key individuals involved in health policy and health care delivery. He proposes solutions to halt the disintegration of primary health care, which if restored to its former position of prominence, would reverse the downhill course of medical care in the United States.

Author: Michael Rosenblum
ISBN-10: 0595284191
ISBN-13: 9780595284191
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2003
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.18w x 0.35d