One Nation, Uninsured Why the U. S. Has No National Health Insurance |
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| Author:
| Quadagno, Jill |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-516039-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2005 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Jill Quadagno reveals the deep roots of America's failure to address the health care need of its citizens. In a comprehensive history of the failed efforts to enact universal insurance from the 1940s to the 1990s, Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national health insurance has met with fierce attacks by stakeholders. In the first half of the twentieth century physicians led the anti-reform coalition, fearful that government entry would mean federal control of the...
More DescriptionJill Quadagno reveals the deep roots of America's failure to address the health care need of its citizens. In a comprehensive history of the failed efforts to enact universal insurance from the 1940s to the 1990s, Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national health insurance has met with fierce attacks by stakeholders. In the first half of the twentieth century physicians led the anti-reform coalition, fearful that government entry would mean federal control of the lucrativeprivate market; at mid-century the insurance industry assumed a leading role against reform. Only with Medicare and Medicaid, coverage for the very poor and the old, have we seen any success with government insured health care. An invaluable read for anyone concerned about the health caresystem.