The law and the public's health /

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Author / Creator:Wing, Kenneth R., 1946-
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Ann Arbor, MI : Health Administration Press, 1995.
Description:xvii, 326 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2382744
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ISBN:1567930298 (hard : acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the Fifth Edition
  • Introduction to the Fifth Edition
  • 1. The Law and the Legal System
  • 2. The Power of the State Governments in Matters Affecting Health Care
  • 3. The Police Powers and the Evolution of the Right to Privacy
  • 4. Social Welfare in the United States: the Rise and Fall of Judicially Created Entitlements
  • 5. Government Regulation of Health Care
  • 6. The Scope of Discretion of Administrative Agencies in Matters Affecting Health and Health Care
  • 7. Government Enforcement of Competition: the Antitrust Laws
  • 8. Malpractice: Liability for Negligence in the Delivery and Financing of Health Care
  • 9. The Law and Managed Care
  • Table of Cases
  • Index
  • About the Author