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The textbook authors, Sultz and Young, present what they describe as the "paradox" of U.S. health care. What do they mean by this term as applied to health care in America today? What can be done about this paradox in your view?

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The new trends in health care delivery in the United States and unexpected twists in outcomes is discussed.

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As Sultz and Young note, achieving a balance with care, cost and quality of care are a goal for health care delivery in the United States.

Quality through increased transparency has been an outcome of the evolved system. The irony is that those who have needed service the most have been unable to get help and those populations entering the ...

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