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02472aam a2200421 i 4500 001 E36CB4EE370411E887D7D95B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180403010230 008 170619s2017 ncu b s001 0 eng c 010 $a 2017029456 020 $a 1469635240 020 $a 9781469635248 020 $a 1469635232 020 $a 9781469635231 035 $a (OCoLC)975491138 040 $a NcU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c NOC $d DLC $d BTCTA $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NGP $d HHO $d OCLCO $d KCP $d OCLCO $d XXWGB $d OCLCO $d WKU $d NLM $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a RA413.7 A4 G55 2017 100 1 $a Gillick, Muriel R., $d 1951- $e author. 245 10 $a Old and sick in America : $b the journey through the health care system / $c Muriel R. Gillick, M.D. 264 1 $a Chapel Hill : $b The University of North Carolina Press, $c [2017] 300 $a xxii, 300 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Studies in social medicine 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The office -- Going to the doctor -- The lay of the land -- From the outside in -- The march of time, 1965-2015 -- The hospital -- Entering the palace of technology -- The varieties of hospital experience -- The hospital through other eyes -- The transformation of the American hospital, 1965-2015 -- The skilled nursing facility -- Going to rehab -- Different SNFs, different miffs -- Movers and shapers -- Now and then. 520 $a "Since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the American health care system has steadily grown in size and complexity. Muriel R. Gillick takes readers on a narrative tour of American health care, incorporating the stories of older patients as they travel from the office to the hospital to the skilled nursing facility, and examining the influence of forces as diverse as pharmaceutical corporations, device manufacturers, and health insurance companies on their experience"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Older people $x Medical care $z United States. 650 0 $a Older people $x Health and hygiene $z United States. 650 0 $a Medicare. 650 0 $a Older people $x Long-term care $z United States. 650 0 $a Medical care, Cost of $z United States. 830 0 $a Studies in social medicine. 941 $a 2 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508022551.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180502012121.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E36CB4EE370411E887D7D95B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search