The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care / T.R. Reid.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.Description: 277 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781594202346
- 1594202346
- 362.10973 22
- RA395.A3 R435 2009
- 2009 J-428
- W 84.1
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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American Learning Resource | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | RA 395.A3 .R272 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 9ALRC201100317 |
"New York Times"-bestselling author Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the U.S. can't seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable cost.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-267) and index.
Prologue: A moral question -- A quest for two cures -- Different models, common principles -- The paradox -- France : the vital card -- Germany : "applied Christianity" -- Japan : Bismarck on rice -- The U.K. : universal coverage; no bills -- Canada : "sorry to keep you waiting" -- Out of pocket -- Too big to change? -- An apple a day -- The first question -- Major surgery -- Appendix: The best health care system in the world.
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