Debating Modern Medical Technologies: The Politics of Safety, Effectiveness, and Patient Access Contributor(s): Maschke, Karen J. (Author), Gusmano, Michael K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1440861897 ISBN-13: 9781440861895 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy - Medical | Health Policy |
Dewey: 610.289 |
LCCN: 2018036668 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 232 pages |
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Publisher Description: Medical technologies often promise to extend and improve quality of life but come with many questions: Are they safe and effective? Are they worth the cost? When should they be allowed on the market, and when should Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies be required to pay for drugs, devices, and diagnostic tests? Using case studies of disputes about the value of mammography screening; genetic testing for disease risk; brain imaging technologies to detect biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease; cell-based therapies; and new, expensive drugs, Maschke and Gusmano illustrate how scientific disagreements about what counts as good evidence of safety and effectiveness are often swept up in partisan fights over health care reform and battles among insurance and health care companies, physicians, and patient advocates. Debating Modern Medical Technologies: The Politics of Safety, Effectiveness, and Patient Access reveals stakeholders' differing values and interests regarding patient choice, physician autonomy, risk assessment, government intervention in medicine and technology assessment, and scientific innovation as a driver of national and global economies. It will help readers to understand the nature and complexity of past and current policy disagreements and their effects on patients. |