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  • Health care reform -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
     
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    Universal health care / Marcia Amidon Lusted, book editor.
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    New York : Greenhaven Publishing, LLC, 2020.
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  • Health care reform -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Medical care -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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    9781534506268 hardcover
    1534506268 hardcover
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    At issue. Health.
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    128 pages ; 24 cm
    Edition: 
    First edition.
    Contents: 
    Health is a human right, right? / Kisha Braithwaite -- Understand how insurance works before debating health care policy / Gary M. Galles -- Universal health care should be a priority / Ategeka Frank -- The politics of universal health coverage / Scott L. Greer and Claudio A. Mndez -- Why insurance companies control your medical care / Christy Ford Chapin -- What are Medicare and Medicaid? / Nicole Galan -- Medical bankruptcy and the economy / Kimberly Amadeo -- Is the ER better than primary care? / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- It's inevitable, single payer health care is coming to America / Ed Dolan -- What is "single-payer" health care? / Meridian Paulton -- Is universal health care still unthinkable in America? / Adam Gaffney -- 7 reasons why universal health care won't work in the US / Kevin Mercadante -- The Affordable Care Act : past, present, and future / Gilbert Berdine -- Comparing US health costs to other countries / Aaron Hankin -- A free-market solution to health care reform / Kent Holtorf -- The case for a two-tier health system / Jonathan Gruber.
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    "Under universal health care, all residents of a country would be guaranteed care without incurring financial hardship, regardless of income. Out of the thirty-three countries that are considered developed-meaning they have a strong post-industrial economy-thirty-two have universal health care, with the United States being the exception. However, despite the widespread nature of universal health care, its implementation varies between countries. Additionally, despite its positive health impacts, the financial burden it places on governments is a major source of concern. This volume examines this issue through exploring economic, political, and health considerations, taking all sides of the debate into account"--
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    Ewa Beach P/S LibraryYA -- Nonfiction362.10425 UNChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


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