TY - BOOK AU - LeBow,Robert H. TI - Health care meltdown: confronting the myths and fixing our failing system SN - 0911469222 : AV - RA395.A3 L413 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Chambersburg, Pa. PB - A.C. Hood KW - Medical care KW - United States KW - Evaluation KW - Medical policy KW - Social medicine KW - Medicine N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - It is no secret that health care in the United States is managed by a confusing welter of institutions, regulations, corporations and government agencies. Paperwork is rampant at every level, and much time and money are wasted while millions of people go without needed medical attention. For this "system" the U.S. spends about twice as much per capita as most developed countries. In this book Dr. Bob LeBow tackles this monumental issue with clarity and forthrightness. His prescription for our health care quagmire is a national health program which includes universal coverage, as is the case in every other industrialized country ER -