Does anybody know anything about Medical Industrial Complex? I tried searching the internet for info about it, but the only thing that I found was abstracts from a book. What is Medical Industrial Complex? What does it do? What is it?
2006-07-07 06:24:17 · 2 answers · asked by popoamanda06 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The medical-industrial complex (MIC) refers to the health industry, which is composed of the multibillion-dollar congeries of enterprises including doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, insurance companies, drug manufacturers, hospital supply and equipment companies, real estate and construction businesses, health systems consulting and accounting firms, and banks. As employed by the Ehrenreichs, the concept conveys the idea that an important (if not the primary) function of the health care system in the United States is business (that is, to make profits) with two other secondary functions, research and education.
2006-07-11 16:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by canadian_beaver_77 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-30 22:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by Estelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋