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Medical malpractice<\/a> | March 5, 2012<\/p>\n

The United States leads the world in health care spending per person by a large margin. Despite the willingness to spend huge quantities of money, the likelihood of receiving substandard care or being the victim of medical malpractice is surprisingly high. We rank 50th in the world in total life expectancy and 47th in infant mortality. Many estimates place the number of preventable deaths suffered at the hands of medical providers at or above 100,000 per year. Most Americans have no idea how to go about finding a quality health care provider.<\/p>\n

A new book by Dr. Otis Webb Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society discusses the situation and includes real world examples of people, with and without health insurance, receiving low quality health care. Some patients receive unnecessary and unproven treatments. Others receive treatments that have been proven ineffective or counter-productive. It highlights the inconsistent and sometimes dangerous nature of the care many receive in this country.<\/p>\n

Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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