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4 Nurses 56
History of the Profession, 56
Theories Explaining Cyclical Nursing Shortages, 57
Registered Care Technologist: AMA Response to the
Nursing Shortage, 		58
Nurses in Unions, 60
Nurses as Entrepreneurs and Independent
Practitioners, 		61
Changing Composition of the Nursing Labor Force:
Blacks, Men, and Immigrants, 		63
Summary and Discussion, 65
References, 66
5 Hospitals 67
Brief History of Hospitals, 68
Investor-Owned Hospital Chains, 70
For-Profits Versus Nonprofits, 71
Trends in Vertical Integration, 74
Hospital Costs, 75
Public Hospital Emergency Rooms, 77
Hospitals Can Be Dangerous Places, 81
Summary and Discussion, 82
References, 83
6 Managed Care 84
Brief History of HMOs, 85
Current Overview of HMOs, 87
Managed Care Does Not Appear to Reduce Health
Care Costs, 		88
When HMOs Go Belly-Up, 89
Quality of Care and Consumer Protection Issues, 90
HMOs and Advertising, 92
Summary and Discussion, 92
References, 93
7 Alternative Health Care Industry 95
Brief History of Alternative Practitioners, 95
Alternative Health Care in the United States
Today, 		99
Huckstering, Fraud, Deception, Misrepresentation,
and Unproven Alternatives, 		101
Vitamins and Amino Acids, 104
Summary and Discussion, 107
References, 107

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Publication Information: Book Title: Private Medicine and Public Health: Profit, Politics, and Prejudice in the American Health Care Enterprise. Contributors: Lawrence D. Weiss - author. Publisher: Westview Press. Place of Publication: Boulder, CO. Publication Year: 1997. Page Number: viii.
    
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