Remedy and Reaction: The Peculiar American Struggle over Health Care Reform, Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030018915X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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And he explains the curious tale of how Mitt Romney’s reforms in Massachusetts became a model for Democrats and then follows both the passage of those reforms under Obama and the explosive reaction they elicited from conservatives. America has endured a century of rancorous debate on health insurance, and despite the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, the battle is not yet over. In no other country has health care served as such a volatile flashpoint of ideological conflict. This book is a history of how and why the United States became so stubbornly different in health care, presented by an expert with unsurpassed knowledge of the issuesTracing health-care reform from its beginnings to its current uncertain prospects, Paul Starr argues that the United States ensnared itself in a trap through policies that satisfied enough of the public and so enriched the health-care industry as to make the system difficult to change.He reveals the inside story of the rise and fall of the Clinton health plan in the early 1990s—and of the Gingrich counterrevolution that followed. Writing concisely and with an even hand, the author offers exactly what is needed as the debate continues—a p
"Remedy and Reaction" is a brilliant analysis of the political conflicts and compromises that led to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and a fitting sequel to Paul Starr's masterful book, "The Social Transformation of American Medicine". Sessions "Journal of the American Medical Association ""An interesting and engaging account of the many attempts made over the past century to reform care in this country. Highly recommended."--Jeff Goldsmith, "Health Affairs"--Jeff Goldsmith "Health Affairs ""IlluminatingThis book
. Paul Starr is professor of sociology and public affairs, Princeton University, and cofounder and coeditor of The American Prospect. A senior advisor on health policy in the Clinton White House, he writes frequently on national politics. His 1984 book The Social Transformation of American Medicine
Heath Reform as Class Warfare CJA This is a succinct and subtle exploration of the long-time debate over nationalized healthcare in the U.S. and about why "Hilarycare" lost and "Obamacare" was enacted. The fundamental problem, which Starr calls the "policy trap", is that important segments of society get enough out of a woefully inefficient system to resist, and to be suspicious of, any reform. The deductibility of health insurance premiums by employers and nationalized healthcare for the elderly via Medicare means that the most important voting blocs in society do well under the system without really appreciating the r. "Paul deserves a five-star rating" according to Benjamin Johnson. Great summery. A Good History of Healthcare in America and the Efforts to Improve It Lionel S. Taylor The United States has the most complicated and expensive healthcare system of any modern western industrialized nation. We also have the highest percentage of the population that goes uninsured. Why is this? In his book, Starr explained how we go to this point and why it has been so difficult to fix. The efforts to reform healthcare in this country is nothing new. There have been various efforts and reforms since the New Deal era and other than a few notable exceptions, such as Medicare, Medicaid and prescription drug benefits that target certain segments of the population we have faile