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The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care / T.R. Reid.

Reid, T. R. (Author).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594202346
  • ISBN: 1594202346
  • Physical Description: 277 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Medical policy > United States.
Health care reform > United States.
Medical care > United States.
Medical care.

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