Curing Medicare : a doctor's view on how our health care system is failing older Americans and how we can fix it / Andy Lazris, MD ; with a foreword by Shannon Brownlee.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.
Contents
Introduction : my boss -- Defining quality : the quest for numerical perfection -- Defining thorough : finding and fixing everything -- Excessive specialization, expectation, and litigation -- Hospitalization : the pinnacle of thorough -- Long term care : the unwitting geriatric ICU -- Quality and value : moving toward a cure -- Afterword : redefining thorough.
Summary
Maintains that the current Medicare payment structure favors aggressive care that can negatively impact quality of life over palliative and home care which often yields better results, and argues for cost-effective changes that can make Medicare more humane.