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Unhealthy Politics
The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine
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Eric M. Patashnik
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With contributions by:
Eric M. Patashnik
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Preface by:
Eric M. Patashnik
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2020
About this book
How partisanship, polarization, and medical authority stand in the way of evidence-based medicine
The U.S. medical system is touted as the most advanced in the world, yet many common treatments are not based on sound science. Unhealthy Politics sheds new light on why the government's response to this troubling situation has been so inadequate, and why efforts to improve the evidence base of U.S. medicine continue to cause so much political controversy. This critically important book paints a portrait of a medical industry with vast influence over which procedures and treatments get adopted, and a public burdened by the rising costs of health care yet fearful of going against "doctor's orders." Now with a new preface by the authors, Unhealthy Politics offers vital insights into the limits of science, expertise, and professionalism in American politics.
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Eric M. Patashnik is the Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Brown University. Alan S. Gerber is the Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Conor M. Dowling is associate professor of political science at the University of Mississippi.
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"Winner of the 2018 Louis Brownlow Book Award, National Academy of Public Administration"
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"Winner of the 2018 Don K. Price Award, Science, Technology & Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association"
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
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PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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UNHEALTHY POLITICS
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Introduction
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1. The Medical Guesswork Problem
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2. Sham Surgery
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3. Doctor Knows Best
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4. The Limits of Professional Self- Regulation
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5. Zero-Credit Politics
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6. Electoral Competition, Polarization, and the Breakdown of Elite- Led Social Learning
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Conclusion.
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APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 3
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NOTES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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9780691208565
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Keywords for this book
Physician; Comparative effectiveness research; Health care; Health system; Politician; Health policy; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health care in the United States; Politics; Advocacy group; Medicaid; Symptom; Reimbursement; Pharmaceutical industry; Surgery; Health insurance; Medical device; Rationing; Political science; Doctor–patient relationship; Health economics; Voting; Tax; Health Affairs; Clinical trial; Malpractice; Governance; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Efficacy; Medical research; Insurance; Public policy; Disease; Cardiology; Complication (medicine); Prostate cancer; Payment; Prostate-specific antigen; Trade association; Independent Payment Advisory Board; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Prescription drug; Clinician; Medical error; Sham surgery; Healthcare industry; Effectiveness; Guideline; Legislation; Pharmaceutical drug; Funding; Inefficiency; Welfare; Cardiovascular disease; Health technology; Pathology; Yale University; Good government; Specialty (medicine); Medical procedure; Medical education; Outcomes research; Health care reform; Trust Doctor; Indication (medicine); Breast cancer; Skepticism; Entrepreneurship; Election; Sustainability
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
