Crony Capitalism in US Health Care by Naresh Khatri PAPERBACK 9780367631185

Taylor & Francis Ltd

The US political system has come to depend upon money too much. The US health care industry spends the most on political lobbying among all the 13 industrial sectors in the US economy. The government regulatory agencies at both federal and state levels have been \""captured\"" by the health industry interest groups meaning that the regulatory agencies respond to the interests of the industry but not those of citizens.\nThis book employs a broad theoretical framework of crony capitalism to understand US health care system dysfunction. This framework has not been applied before in any serious manner to understand the shortcomings in the US health care system. Specifically, the book examines the role of seven key players using this framework - politicians/interest groups, pharmaceutical companies,\n\nCrony Capitalism in US Health Care\nAnatomy of a Dysfunctional System\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked servic;