health insurance

"Explains exactly what health insurance does for people, and the types of health care plans, including private, group, and government plans, and their similarities and differences. It discusses the various insurance needs at different stages of life, health care affordability, and the factors to consider when choosing a health care plan. Universal health care is also examined"--OCLC.

This volume explains exactly what health insurance does for people, and the types of health care plans, including private, group, and government plans, and their similarities and differences.

Presents an expose of health care in America, arguing that the system, which was once largely not-for-profit, has become a field controlled by profit motive and market forces, discussing the disparity in levels of care and costs, looking at the millions who are without insurance or are underinsured, and calling for an end to market-based medicine.

"This . . . book explains universal healthcare; the many forms it can take; and the issues, debates, and historical context underpinning the continued struggle for its implementation in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Presents arguments on both sides of the debate over universal health care and whether or not it's a good idea for society.

Examines the health care reform measures passed during the Obama administration.

"Health care reform has been at the center of political debate during the past. Everyone agrees the . . . system needs changes, but it seems few people can agree on how many changes and what kind. Some believe it simply needs a few small adjustments, while others believe it should be completely scrapped and rebuilt from the ground up. Graphs, full-color photographs, annotated quotes, . . . and . . . sidebars augment the . . . text to present readers with all sides of the issue, helping them form their own opinions and strengthen their critical-thinking skills"--Amazon.

The Health-Care Divide takes a close look at the history of health care in the United States while addressing topics such as the Affordable Care Act and the health-care poverty gap for the elderly, children, and minority groups.

"America's Bitter Pill is Steven Brill's much-anticipated, sweeping narrative of how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written, how it is being implemented, and, most important, how it is changing--and failing to change--the rampant abuses in the healthcare industry. Brill probed the depths of our nation's healthcare crisis in his trailblazing Time magazine Special Report, which won the 2014 National Magazine Award for Public Interest. Now he broadens his lens and delves deeper, pulling no punches and taking no prisoners. It's a fly-on-the-wall account of the fight, amid an onslaught of lobbying, to pass a 961-page law aimed at fixing America's largest, most dysfunctional industry--an industry larger than the entire economy of France. It's a penetrating chronicle of how the profiteering that Brill first identified in his Time cover story continues, despite Obamacare.