The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care / T.R. Reid.
| Author/creator | Reid, T. R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Penguin Press, 2009. |
| Description | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care |
| Contents | Prologue: A moral question -- A quest for two cures -- Different models, common principles -- The paradox -- France : the vital card -- Germany : "applied Christianity" -- Japan : Bismarck on rice -- The U.K. : universal coverage; no bills -- Canada : "sorry to keep you waiting" -- Out of pocket -- Too big to change? -- An apple a day -- The first question -- Major surgery -- Appendix: The best health care system in the world. |
| Abstract | "New York Times"--Bestselling author Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the U.S. can't seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable cost |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267) and index. |
| Access restriction | Use copy Restrictions unspecified star |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| Technical details | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Action note | digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Reid, T.R. Healing of America. New York : Penguin Press, 2009 9781594202346 |
| ISBN | 9781101130100 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1101130105 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781101132623 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1101132620 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781101133460 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1101133465 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781101458990 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1101458992 (electronic bk.) |
| Stock number | OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
| Stock number | 5CA1E7FA-060E-46F7-A92F-5DFAC0FA55A6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |