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Reviews data from polls investigating attitudes to medical care in the U.S. The data show the public's dissatisfaction with the nation's health care system and its readiness for government activism.

Recent data show wide disparity between Japan and the United States in the effectiveness of their health care systems. Japan spends close to the lowest percentage of its gross domestic product on health care among OECD countries, the United States spends the highest, yet life expectancies in Japan are among the world's longest. Clearly, a great deal can be learned from a comprehensive comparative analysis of health care issues in these two countries. In Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan, contributors explore the structural characteristics of the health care systems in both nati

Discusses the interaction between public opinion and social welfare policy in the United States with special reference to medical care. Overall data from the polls suggest that changes in health care thus far have not had substantial effect on the public's general satisfaction with health care and medical insurance. (AM)

A summary of PO data & trends on medical care in the US. Results are reported of 31 surveys (eg, Harris, NBC, Roper) on such topics as natural health insurance, government regulation, & medical care costs. 16 References. Modified AA

HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS VOLUME 6 -- HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS VOLUME 6 -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES: THE CONSEQUENCES OF STATE DECISIONS NOT TO EXPAND MEDICAID [UPDATED]* -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Direct Benefits of Expanded Insurance Coverage for the Newly Insured -- Improved Access to Care -- Better Health and Longer Lives -- Greater Financial Security -- Benefits of Expanding Medicaid for State Economies

Based on survey questions taken from the Policy Change and Public Opinion Change Project at the National Opinion Research Center; data since the 1970s, chiefly. Includes the areas of government action and spending for medical care, national health insurance, medical care costs.

The health care reform debate in the United States raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and quality of health care. Underlying these policy considerations are issues regarding the status of health care as a constitutional or legal right. This book series analyzes the constitutional and legal issues pertaining to the right of health care and the power of Congress to enact and fund health care programs. Other topics discussed in this volume include the health care workforce and actions needed by HRSA to publish timely national supply and de

"April 2008." ; Shipping list no.: 2008-0312-P. ; Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.