Healthy, wealthy & fair : health care and the good society
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Healthy, wealthy & fair : health care and the good society
Oxford University Press, 2007
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Healthy, wealthy, and fair
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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America may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet its citizens have lower life expectancy, more infant mortalities, and higher adolescent death rates than those in most other advanced industrial nations-and even some developing countries. In Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair a distinguished group of health policy experts pointedly examines this troubling paradox, as they chart the stark disparities in health and wealth in the United States. Rich in
insight and extensive in scope, these incisive essays explain how growing income inequality, high poverty rates, and inadequate coverage combine to create the U.S.'s current healthcare difficulties. Ultimately, Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair not only identifies the problems contributing to America's healthcare
woes but also outlines concrete policy proposals for reform, issuing a clarion call to end the stalemate over health reform.
Table of Contents
- PART I: AN AMERICAN DILEMMA
- PART II: CORROSIVE MARKETS
- PART III: SILENT GROUPS
- PART IV: CHAOTIC INSTITUTIONS
- PART V: THE TERRITORY AHEAD: LITTLE VICTORIES
- PART VI: THE TERRITORY AHEAD: THINKING BIG
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