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Landmark : the inside story of America's new health care law and what it means for us all / the staff of the Washington Post.
LIBRA KF3821.A328201 A2 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- PublicAffairs reports
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- United States.
- Medical care--Law and legislation--United States.
- Medical care.
- Medical care--Law and legislation.
- Long-term care facilities--Law and legislation.
- Health services accessibility--Law and legislation.
- Health insurance--Law and legislation--United States.
- Health insurance.
- Health insurance--Law and legislation.
- Medicare--Law and legislation.
- Medicare.
- Medicaid--Law and legislation.
- Medicaid.
- Health services accessibility--Law and legislation--United States.
- Health services accessibility.
- Long-term care facilities--Law and legislation--United States.
- Long-term care facilities.
- Health care reform--United States.
- Health care reform.
- Medical laws and legislation--United States.
- Medical laws and legislation.
- Health Care Reform.
- Insurance, Health--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Legislation, Medical.
- Long-Term Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Care Reform.
- United States.
- Insurance, Health--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Legislation, Medical.
- Long-Term Care.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Inside story of America's new health care law and what it means for us all
- America's new health care law and what it means for us all
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Public Affairs, [2010]
- Summary:
- Presents an introduction to the federal health care law passed in March, 2010, explaining the provisions of the legislation and discussing its implications for consumers, employers, insurers, and the medical establishment.
- Contents:
- pt. I. How we got here. The call of history: "We're gonna get this done"
- The house of Pelosi: deals and betrayals
- The power of one: Lieberman blocks the way
- The rescue: Obama's last chance
- pt. II. What it means for us all. The best, the worst, the future
- Priority one: expanding coverage
- The individual mandate: how it will work
- The insurers: more customers, more restrictions
- The insured: it's status quo, for now
- Under thirty: joining the system, like it or nor
- The Medicare changes: dollars and doughnuts
- Long-term care: a new national option
- Delivery of care: breaking bad habits
- On the front lines: how medical practice will change
- Preventive measures: more carrots and more sticks
- In the workplace: what it means for employers
- Medicaid's expansion: the impact on the states
- Paying for it: taxes, penalties, and spending cuts
- The abortion fight: what the compromise means
- The rest of the story: mental health, dental and more
- Judging success
- pt. III. The law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- The Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781586489342 :
- 1586489348 :
- OCLC:
- 574188449
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