One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health InsuranceOxford University Press, 2006 M10 9 - 288 pages Every industrial nation in the world guarantees its citizens access to essential health care services--every country, that is, except the United States. In fact, one in eight Americans--a shocking 43 million people--do not have any health care insurance at all. One Nation, Uninsured offers a vividly written history of America's failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens. Covering the entire twentieth century, Jill Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national health insurance was met with fierce attacks by powerful stakeholders, who mobilized their considerable resources to keep the financing of health care out of the government's hands. Quadagno describes how at first physicians led the anti-reform coalition, fearful that government entry would mean government control of the lucrative private health care market. Doctors lobbied legislators, influenced elections by giving large campaign contributions to sympathetic candidates, and organized "grassroots" protests, conspiring with other like-minded groups to defeat reform efforts. As the success of Medicare and Medicaid in the mid-century led physicians and the AMA to start scaling back their attacks, the insurance industry began assuming a leading role against reform that continues to this day. One Nation, Uninsured offers a sweeping history of the battles over health care. It is an invaluable read for anyone who has a stake in the future of America's health care system. |
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Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance Jill Quadagno. This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface ix Introduction 1 One Doctors' Politics and the.
Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance Jill Quadagno. This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface ix Introduction 1 One Doctors' Politics and the.
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... Politics and the Red Menace 17 Two Organized Labor's Health Benefits 48 Three Provider Sovereignty and Civil Rights 77 Four Don't Rock the Boat 94 Five Cost Containment versus National Health Insurance 109 Six The Revolt of the ...
... Politics and the Red Menace 17 Two Organized Labor's Health Benefits 48 Three Provider Sovereignty and Civil Rights 77 Four Don't Rock the Boat 94 Five Cost Containment versus National Health Insurance 109 Six The Revolt of the ...
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... Politics. of. Health. Policy. From the Progressive Era to the 1960s, physicians were the most vocal opponents of government-financed health care. Their goal was to erect a barrier against any third-party payer, especially the government ...
... Politics. of. Health. Policy. From the Progressive Era to the 1960s, physicians were the most vocal opponents of government-financed health care. Their goal was to erect a barrier against any third-party payer, especially the government ...
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... political endeavors through the American Medical Association (AMA), a powerful professional association with an organizational structure perfectly suited to political action. At the bottom of the AMA hierarchy were the county medical ...
... political endeavors through the American Medical Association (AMA), a powerful professional association with an organizational structure perfectly suited to political action. At the bottom of the AMA hierarchy were the county medical ...
Contents
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Organized Labors Health Benefits | 48 |
Provider Sovereignty and Civil Rights | 77 |
Dont Rock the Boat | 94 |
Cost Containment versus National Health Insurance | 109 |
The Revolt of the Corporate Purchaser | 139 |
The Insurers Triumphant | 169 |
Why the United States Has No National Health Insurance and What Can Be Done About It | 201 |
Notes | 215 |
Index | 265 |
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