Kinney, Eleanor D. <br/><br/>
Protecting American health care consumers  [electronic resource] / 
Eleanor DeArman Kinney. 
 - Durham :  Duke University Press,  2002. 
 - x, 277 p. 
 - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-259) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. The patient protection debate -- 3. Health insurance coverage in the United States -- 4. Relevant law and theory -- 5. The universe of consumer concerns about health care -- 6. The universe of medical standards and other policies regarding health care -- 7. Processes for making policies regarding health care -- 8. Regimes for tapping and resolving consumer concerns about health care -- 9. Principles of sound procedural protections -- 10. A vision of reform. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822383536 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical policy--United States.<br/>Patients--Civil rights--United States.<br/>Health care reform--United States.<br/>Consumer protection--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA394  / .K56 2002