Unhealthy Politics

The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine

Eric M. Patashnik, Alan S. Gerber, Conor M. Dowling

• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Anno: 2020
• ISBN:
  9780691208565
• Argomento: Politics & International Relations
• Categoria: Public Policy

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.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• CONTENTS
• List of Figures and Tables
• Preface to the Paperback Edition
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 The Medical Guesswork Problem
• 2 Sham Surgery: A Case Study of the Use of Medical Evidence
• 3 Doctor Knows Best: The Influence of Physician Leadership on Public Opinion
• 4 The Limits of Professional Self-Regulation: Findings from a National Physician Survey
• 5 Zero-Credit Politics: The Government’s Sluggish Effort to Promote Evidence-Based Medicine, 1970s–2008
• 6 Electoral Competition, Polarization, and the Breakdown of Elite-Led Social Learning
• Conclusion: Postenactment Coalition Building (and Other Strategies for Sustaining Reform in a Polarized Age)
• Appendixes
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index