Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World Others would like to see the adaptation of the government-run systems prevalent in other countries. Most national health care systems are in a state of sustained internal crisis as costs rise and the
| Title | : | Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0742541517 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2004-08-24 |
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Editorial : Thoroughly examines the systemic failures of national health insurance programs around the world. It identifies problems inherent in government-run health care and explains why these problems inevitably emerge. And, it demolishes one by one the prevailing myths put forward by advocates of national health insurance as the solution to issues confronting American health care. (Coverings)
The American Medical Association strongly opposes single-payer national health insurance. Lives at Risk provides a wealth of evidence that confirms the AMA's position. (Donald J. Palmisano, M.D., J.D.)
This book will be an eye-opener for anyone who thinks a government-run system is the solution for our health care problem. (Newt Gingrich)
With the alarming escalation in the cost of health care, drastic changes are critically needed. Lives at Risk not only presents the magnitude of this problem, but explores possible solutions, including national insura
Virtually everyone agrees that our health care system needs reform. But what kind of reform? Some want a return to the system that prevailed in the 1950s. Others would like to see the adaptation of the government-run systems prevalent in other countries. The latter, national health insurance or single-payer health insurance, appears to be gaining ground in the United States. Before Americans find themselves participating in a health care system that has failed in every country it was adopted, we should be asking ourselves whether such a system is effective and efficient. In Lives at Risk, the authors examine the critical failures of national health insurance systems without focusing on minor blemishes or easily correctable problems. In doing so, the purpose is to identify the problems common to all countries with national health insurance and to explain why these problems emerge. Most national health care systems are in a state of sustained internal crisis as costs rise and the stated
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