Universal health care / [print]
Susan Hunnicutt, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, (c)2010.
- 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Opposing viewpoints .
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
Is the U.S. health care system failing?. The U.S. health care system needs to change Americans have much to lose if the U.S. health care system is changed Too many people do not have health insurance The media have exaggerated the number of Americans without health insurance Open-ended insurance payments encourage abuse of the health care system Open-ended insurance payments do not lead to abuse of the health care system The U.S. health care system is a leader in medical innovation despite its shortcomings Is access to health care a moral issue?. Access to health care is a human right Health care is not a right Treating health care as a human right would increase health care costs Treating health care as a human right would reduce health care costs Universal health care is unbiblical Universal health care is a moral issue for faith-based investors Does universal health care work in other countries?. The universal health care systems of other countries provide better care for less money The universal health care systems of other countries provide lower quality health care The Canadian single-payer system provides a good model for universal coverage in the United States The Canadian model for achieving universal health care is not a good one for the United States The French model for universal health care is better than the Canadian model What steps can the U.S. take to achieve universal health care?. Expansion of Medicare is the best way to provide universal access to quality health care Medicare is the wrong model for reforming the U.S. health care system The United States should move rapidly to implement universal health care The United States should move forward cautiously to implement universal health care The United States can achieve universal health care without dismantling the existing health care system It is possible for the United States to achieve universal health care while protecting scientific innovation Ben Furnas ; Michael D. Tanner ; Clark Newhall ; Sally Pipes ; Robert B. Helms ; Malcolm Gladwell ; Tyler Cowen Helen Redmond ; Leonard Peikoff ; Donald J. Boudreaux ; Gary Dorrien ; Mark H. Creech ; Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Karin J. Robinson ; John C. Goodman ; Sara Robinson ; George C. Halvorson ; Paul V. Dutton Johnathon S. Ross ; William P. Hoar ; Chris Farrell ; Henry J. Aaron ; Atul Gawande ; Jonathan Cohn.
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National health insurance--United States--Popular works. Medical care--United States--Popular works. Health services accessibility--United States--Popular works.