Bibliograph

The healing of America, a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care, T.R. Reid

Type

Label

The healing of America, a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care, T.R. Reid

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-280) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The healing of America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

657380787

Responsibility statement

T.R. Reid

Sub title

a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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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