The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care. T.R. Reid.
Material type: TextNew York : Penguin Press, 2009Description: 277 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781594202346
- RA 395.A3 .R272 2009
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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.
"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.
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