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1st ed. |
| Description |
151 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Summary |
"Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works is a deeply informed, opinionated, immediately accessible explanation of why health care reform is essential, why the legislation Congress passed is our best bet for solving the problem, and why it would be disastrous if we revoked it. Poll after poll shows that the majority of Americans are against health care reform. Polls also show that the majority of American's simply do not understand what is at stake, how reform works, and what its immediate and long-term consequences will be. Health Care Reform explains the stakes, means, and consequences with the immediacy of comics and the authority that only Jonathan Gruber can bring. And with Nathan Schreibers' illustrations using a visual style reminiscent of the political cartoons of Thomas Nash and Walt Kelly, the book will leave no one in doubt: Americans can no longer afford to be ignorant of the facts. Few experts know more about America's dire need of health care reform than Gruber. And of that short list, he is the only one prepared to enter the pages of a comic book to make the case. To be clear: Gruber is not an expert; he is the expert. An award-winning MIT economist and the director of the Health Care Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, he was a key architect of the ambitious health care reform effort in Massachusetts and is a member of the Health Connector Board now implementing it; in 2006 he was named by Modern Healthcare as the nineteenth most powerful person in health care in the United States. In 2008 he was a consultant to the Clinton, Edwards, and Obama presidential campaigns. The national legislation passed by Congress in 2009 derives directly from Grubers' insights learned during the Massachusetts health care debate"--Provided by publisher. |
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"A graphic explanation of the PPACA act"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
A cure for what ails us -- Taming the two-headed beast -- Through the past, darkly -- We the people ... need to be insured -- Making it work in Massachusetts -- The Affordable Care Act. a.k.a. ACA -- Don't worry, we've got you covered -- Selling fear instead of facts -- Picking up the check -- Taking on cost control -- Keeping seniors safe and sound -- Good things on the horizon. |
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Health care reform -- United States.
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Medical policy -- United States.
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Medical care -- United States.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Nonfiction.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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Health care reform. (OCoLC)fst00952850
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Medical care. (OCoLC)fst01013753
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Medical policy. (OCoLC)fst01014505
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Health care reform -- United States.
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Medical policy -- United States.
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Medical care -- United States.
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Health care reform -- United States.
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Medical policy -- United States.
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Medical care -- United States.
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Health Care Reform -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Delivery of Health Care -- economics -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Insurance, Health -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Politics -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Graphic novels.
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Graphic novels.
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| Added Author |
Newquist, H. P. (Harvey P.)
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| ISBN |
9780809094622 (hardback) |
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0809094622 (hardback) |
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9780809053971 (paperback) |
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0809053977 (paperback) |
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