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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.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Washington Post Company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical care--Law and legislation--United States.
Medical care.
Health insurance--Law and legislation--United States.
Health insurance.
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.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (311 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Washington Post's must-read guide to the health care overhaul What now? Despite the rancorous, divisive, year-long debate in Washington, many Americans still don't understand what the historic overhaul of the health care system will-or won't-mean. In Landmark, the national reporting staff of The Washington Post pierces through the confusion, examining the new law's likely impact on us all: our families, doctors, hospitals, health care providers, insurers, and other parts of a health care system that has grown to occupy one-sixth of the U.S. e
Contents:
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
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 not
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
Paving for it : fixes, penalties, and spending cuts
The abortion fight : what the compromise means
The rest of the story : mental health, dental, and more.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
1-280-87073-7
9786613712745
1-58648-935-6
OCLC:
732958147

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