Examines the problem of soaring medical costs, discusses the future role of the physician, hospital, and new drugs, and looks at how medical care will be funded

Product Description: America spends more than any other developed nation on healthcare—2.1 trillion in 2007 alone. But 47 million Americans remain uninsured, and of those Americans who are insured, many suffer from poor health. In his ground-breaking proposal, Dr...read more

An economic approach to the social turmoil of American life examines the failure of the family, the impact of demographics on individuals, and the effects of analyzing present and future costs and benefits on individual choice.

An economic approach to the social turmoil of American life examines the failure of the family, the impact of demographics on individuals, and the effects of analyzing present and future costs and benefits on individual choice.

Product Description: Discusses health care costs, surgical work loads, low-level radiation, government regulation, national health insurance, and the control of health care, and includes a brief economic analysis of American health care

Product Description: Does government spend too little or too much on child care? How can education dollars be spent more efficiently? Should government's role in medical care increase or decrease? In this volume, social scientists, lawyers, and a physician explore the political, social, and economic forces that shape policies affecting human services...read more

Product Description: Americans are understandably concerned about the runaway costs of medical care and the fact that one citizen out of seven is without health insurance coverage. Solving these problems is a top priority for the Clinton administration, but as Victor Fuchs shows, the task is enormously complex...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: It may seem to the casual observer that women have made striking gains in their quest for equality with men since the early 1960s. But have they really improved their lot? Are they really better off economically? In this clear, compact, and controversial book Victor Fuchs makes plain that except for women who are young, white, unmarried, and well educated, today's women have not gained economically at all relative to men...read more

An economic approach to the social turmoil of American life examines the failure of the family, the impact of demographics on individuals, and the effects of analyzing present and future costs and benefits on individual choice