Healthcare reform in America : a reference handbook
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Healthcare reform in America : a reference handbook
(Contemporary world issues)
ABC-CLIO, c2004
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- : eBook
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
An authoritative look at the core issues of the healthcare debate in the United States, with a focus on reform of the system.
Healthcare Reform in America: A Reference Handbook reviews the failed attempts at health care reform in the last century, identifying the economic, social, and political forces that pushed for a national system and those that prevented it from happening. Written by two of our most respected and incisive health care critics, the book vividly demonstrates that right now, concerns about quality and cost, plummeting consumer satisfaction, and the need for reform are as great as they have ever been.
Balanced, authoritative, and compelling, the book gives readers the basic tools they need to understand the core problems, access important data, and make informed decisions and valuable contributions toward reforming the system.
* A detailed list of annotated print and web-based resources such as Fedstats, the National Center for Health Statistics, and the National Coalition on Healthcare, providing readers the tools to explore issues in more detail
* Biographies of key figures in healthcare reform including Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, and Lister Hill
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