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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... United States—History—20th century. 2. Medically uninsured persons—United States—History—20th century. 3. Insurance, health—Government policy—United States—History—20th century. 4. Right to health care—United States—History—20th century ...
... United States—History—20th century. 2. Medically uninsured persons—United States—History—20th century. 3. Insurance, health—Government policy—United States—History—20th century. 4. Right to health care—United States—History—20th century ...
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... Purchaser 139 Seven The Insurers Triumphant 169 Eight Why the United States Has No National Health Insurance and What Can Be Done About It 201 Notes 215 Index 265 This page intentionally left blank Preface In 1994 I had vii Contents.
... Purchaser 139 Seven The Insurers Triumphant 169 Eight Why the United States Has No National Health Insurance and What Can Be Done About It 201 Notes 215 Index 265 This page intentionally left blank Preface In 1994 I had vii Contents.
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... United States, all Western industrialized countries, regardless of how they raise funds, organize care, and determine eligibility, guarantee every citizen comprehensive coverage for essential health care services. To the extent that ...
... United States, all Western industrialized countries, regardless of how they raise funds, organize care, and determine eligibility, guarantee every citizen comprehensive coverage for essential health care services. To the extent that ...
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... United States. Medical underwriting is the practice health plans use to segment people and employee groups into different risk pools according to their health profile. It is governed by what Donald Light calls the law of inverse ...
... United States. Medical underwriting is the practice health plans use to segment people and employee groups into different risk pools according to their health profile. It is governed by what Donald Light calls the law of inverse ...
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... United States planning the rational distribution of health care resources has been impossible. The result is duplication of services; unnecessary procedures, tests, and drugs; inefficient use of technologies; and rampant inflation that ...
... United States planning the rational distribution of health care resources has been impossible. The result is duplication of services; unnecessary procedures, tests, and drugs; inefficient use of technologies; and rampant inflation that ...
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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