by T.R. Reid. For all the rights and privileges enjoyed in the U.S, this country remains the only industrialized one that does not guarantee medical services to all its citizens. As a result, our health-care system ranks poorly when it comes to infant mortality, life expectancy, satisfaction, and overall performance. Reid traveled the globe to study the health-care systems of other democratic nations, such as France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and Canada, where medical services are available to every citizen. None of these systems are perfect, but he found that a single national health-care system is not only more efficient but also costs less, saves lives, and provides a better quality of care than the dysfunctional hodgepodge that we have in this country. Reid dispels the common fears about "socialized medicine," waiting lists, and other myths disseminated by the lobbyists and politicians with a stake in the status quo. Here, we get a clear picture of why we have a moral imperative to implement a heath-care system for all Americans. --Booklist (Check Catalog)
Thursday, October 1, 2009
The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care
by T.R. Reid. For all the rights and privileges enjoyed in the U.S, this country remains the only industrialized one that does not guarantee medical services to all its citizens. As a result, our health-care system ranks poorly when it comes to infant mortality, life expectancy, satisfaction, and overall performance. Reid traveled the globe to study the health-care systems of other democratic nations, such as France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and Canada, where medical services are available to every citizen. None of these systems are perfect, but he found that a single national health-care system is not only more efficient but also costs less, saves lives, and provides a better quality of care than the dysfunctional hodgepodge that we have in this country. Reid dispels the common fears about "socialized medicine," waiting lists, and other myths disseminated by the lobbyists and politicians with a stake in the status quo. Here, we get a clear picture of why we have a moral imperative to implement a heath-care system for all Americans. --Booklist (Check Catalog)
