Guarded Prognosis: A Doctor and His Patients Talk About Chronic Disease and How to Cope With It - Tapa dura

Descrying the survival of the fittest mentality of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), this New York specialist in rheumatic diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis and lupus) and onetime director of National Institute of Health programs makes a cogent plea using case histories and analysis for ensuring a health care safety net and healthy doctor-patient partnership for all including the elderly and those with costly chronic conditions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.