Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Thanks to remarkable advances in modern health care attributable to science, engineering, and medicine, it is now possible to cure or manage illnesses that were long deemed untreatable. At the same time, however, the United States is facing the vexing challenge of a seemingly uncontrolled rise in the cost of health care. Total medical expenditures are rapidly approaching 20 percent of the gross domestic product and are crowding out other priorities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309468051
• ISBN13: 9780309468053
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"