Exposed - Why Our Health Insurance Is Incomplete and What Can Be Done About It

Democrats and Republicans fight endlessly over health care, but neither side disputes one of the system¿s most basic flaws: the foisting on patients of substantial costs through deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. Marshalling a decade of research, Christopher Robertson shows why this model is dysfunctional and offers ideas for improvement.

About the author

Christopher T. Robertson is Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Law at the University of Arizona. He also teaches at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Robertson’s articles have been published in leading outlets such as the New England Journal of Medicine and featured in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, and on NBC News and NPR.

Summary

Democrats and Republicans fight endlessly over health care, but neither side disputes one of the system’s most basic flaws: the foisting on patients of substantial costs through deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. Marshalling a decade of research, Christopher Robertson shows why this model is dysfunctional and offers ideas for improvement.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher T Robertson, Christopher T. Robertson, Robertson Christopher T.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780674972162
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97216-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues, MEDICAL / Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Health economics, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, Health, Medical & healthcare law, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Medical and healthcare law