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The Healing of America

T. R. Reid

Why does America pay so much for health care yet do worse on many measures than countries that spend much less?

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Author
T. R. Reid

Why read it

  • You will be able to tell the four basic ways countries pay for health care, and which one your country uses
  • You will be able to check popular claims about foreign health systems against what the author found there
  • You will understand why covering everyone first can help control costs for all

Who it is for

  • A patient frustrated by medical bills and gaps in coverage
  • A voter in a health care debate
  • A doctor or administrator comparing health systems

Contents

  1. ONE - A Quest for Two Cures
  2. THE BISMARCK MODEL
  3. THE BEVERIDGE MODEL
  4. THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE MODEL
  5. THE OUT-OF-POCKET MODEL
  6. COVERAGE
  7. QUALITY
  8. COST
  9. CHOICE
  10. COVERAGE
  11. QUALITY
  12. COST
  13. FOUR - France: The Vital Card
  14. FIVE - Germany: ʺApplied Christianityʺ
  15. SIX - Japan: Bismarck on Rice
  16. SEVEN - The UK: Universal Coverage, No Bills
  17. EIGHT - Canada: ʺSorry to Keep You Waitingʺ
  18. NINE - Out of Pocket
  19. TEN - Too Big to Change?
  20. THE PUBLIC HEALTH MODEL
  21. THE MEDICAL MODEL
  22. TWELVE - The First Question
  23. MYTH 1: ʺIT’S ALL SOCIALIZED MEDICINE OUT THERE.”
  24. MYTH 2: ʺTHEY RATION CARE WITH WAITING LISTS AND LIMITED CHOICE.”
  25. MYTH 3: ʺTHEY ARE WASTEFUL SYSTEMS RUN BY BLOATED BUREAUCRACIES. ”
  26. MYTH 4: ʺHEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE TO BE CRUEL.”
  27. MYTH 5: ʺTHOSE SYSTEMS ARE TOO FOREIGN TO WORK IN THE USA.”
  28. A UNIFIED SYSTEM
  29. NONPROFIT FINANCING
  30. UNIVERSAL COVERAGE
  31. Appendix: The Best Health Care System in the World
  32. A Note of Thanks

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