The Case for Universal Health Care / David Colton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colton, David, 1948-

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

School of Medicine Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--United States--History.

Medical policy.

Health care reform.

National health insurance.

History.

United States.

National health insurance--United States--History.

Health care reform--United States--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 303 pages) : illustrations

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I The Organization and Function of the American Health Care System p. 17

1 Why Health and Health Care Matter p. 19

2 How America's Health System Works p. 48

3 How We Pay for Health Care p. 63

4 The Politics of Health Care p. 76

Part II Problems and Challenges Facing the American Health Care System p. 93

5 A Holistic Vision of Health Care Costs p. 95

6 Unwarranted Costs of the Present Health Care System p. 128

7 Too Much Costly Health Care p. 153

8 Universal Health Care Around the World: How Other Countries Do It p. 170

Part III The Case for Universal Health Care p. 191

9 The Plan: Universal Health Care for the United States p. 193

10 Improving Quality & Containing Costs p. 225

11 The Ethical & Moral Case for Universal Health Care p. 240

12 The Economic Case for Universal Health Care p. 252

13 Implementing the Plan: Why It's in Our Best Interests p. 269.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 08, 2019).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the School of Medicine Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781949762068

1949762068

Publisher Number:

99983486584

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.