"With an explanation of the 2010 health reform bill"--Cover.
With a new afterword.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-280) and index.
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.
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.
