Health Care for Everyone
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: THE MOUNTING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE -- WHERE HAS THE COMMUNITY DOCTOR GONE? -- THE GROWING ROLE-AND GROWING COST-OF TECHNOLOGY -- WHILE COSTS SOARED, AMERICANS LOST CARE -- A STEP TOWARD HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYONE -- CHAPTER 2: THE WHAT, WHY, AND HOW OF HEALTH INSURANCE -- WHAT IS INSURANCE? -- HOW DOES HEALTH INSURANCE WORK? -- HEALTH INSURANCE COMES OF AGE -- A DETERMINED PRESIDENT FACES THE CHALLENGE -- CHAPTER 3: GOVERNMENT, INSURANCE, AND THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY: WHY CAN'T THEY ALL AGREE? -- A CENTURY OF CONTENTIOUS PROPOSALS -- COST AND CONTROL: THE GREAT DIVIDE -- INSURING THE UNINSURED -- IS THE FREE MARKET THE ANSWER? -- CHAPTER 4: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN HEALTH CARE DECISIONS -- ALLOCATION OF LIMITED RESOURCES -- AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION OR A POUND OF CURE? -- THE PRICE OF MEDICAL MISTAKES -- CHAPTER 5: THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE -- CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES -- The Claim: The Plan Is Unconstitutional -- The Claim: The Plan Is Constitutional -- THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA -- THE MEASURES OF SUCCESS -- GLOSSARY -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- WEB SITES -- FOR FURTHER READING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- PHOTO CREDITS