The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care / T.R. Reid.
By: Reid, T. R
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TextPublisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2009Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-267) and index.Description: 277 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781594202346; 1594202346.Subject(s): Medical policy -- United States | Health care reform -- United States | Medical care -- United States | United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActDDC classification: 362.10973 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 362.10973 R272 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003705050 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-267) and index.
Prologue: A moral question -- A quest for two cures -- Different models, common principles -- The paradox -- France : the vital card -- Germany : "applied Christianity" -- Japan : Bismarck on rice -- The U.K. : universal coverage; no bills -- Canada : "sorry to keep you waiting" -- Out of pocket -- Too big to change? -- An apple a day -- The first question -- Major surgery -- Appendix: The best health care system in the world.
"New York Times"-bestselling author Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the U.S. can't seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable cost.
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