{"product_id":"trusting-medicine-patricia-illingworth-9780415364829","title":"Trusting Medicine: The Moral Costs of Managed Care","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding a fascinating overview of healthcare spending and cost-containment mechanisms in the US, this book explores the consequences of managed care for the community with particular attention paid to doctor-patient relationships. The author studies this significant relationship from a social perspective arguing that shifting financial risk onto doctors in a profit-making system seriously damages patient trust. In addition this undermines overall social capital, which in turn has been linked to health outcomes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding case study examples and policy implications, this insightful text explores an important, though little-discussed outcome of healthcare reform and will be a welcome addition to the current healthcare literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Illingworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415364825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415364829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.38w x 0.57d","brand":"Patricia Illingworth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086594158847,"sku":"9780415364829","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd1330e3-fd01-4886-97ef-446cbc0c14fd.jpg?v=1769095582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trusting-medicine-patricia-illingworth-9780415364829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}