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Author Daschle, Thomas.

Title Critical : what we can do about the health-care crisis / Tom Daschle with Scott S. Greenberger and Jeanne M. Lambrew.

Publication Info. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.1 D26    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.1 DASCHLE    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  362.104 DAS    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 226 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-218) and index.
Contents Crisis -- History of health reform -- What went wrong and models for making it right -- Federal health board -- Prospects for health reform.
Summary Daschle examines the weaknesses of the health care system in the United States, arguing why previous attempts at national health coverage failed. He proposes that an independent Federal Health Board be created and that employers' plans, Medicaid and Medicare be merged with an expanded FEHBP (Federal Employee Health Benefits Program) that would cover everyone.
Subject Health care reform -- United States.
Medical policy -- United States.
Medical care -- United States.
Health Care Reform -- United States.
Delivery of Health Care -- economics -- United States.
Health Policy -- United States.
Insurance, Health -- economics -- United States.
Medically Uninsured -- United States.
Quality of Health Care -- economics -- United States.
Added Author Greenberger, Scott S.
Lambrew, Jeanne M.
ISBN 9780312383015 alkaline paper
0312383010 alkaline paper
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