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Health care
- Title
- Health care / David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2012.
- Description
- 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Other contributors
- Haugen, David M., 1969- Musser, Susan.
- Uniform series
- Opposing viewpoints series.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- What is the state of US health care? The US health care system is in poor shape / Karen Davis, Cathy Schoen, and Kristof Stremikis / The US health care system is in good shape / Scott W. Atlas
- Many Americans are losing health insurance / Families USA / Many Americans are choosing to live without health insurance / David Amsden
- Medicare is unsustainable and may bankrupt the nation / David Nather
- Reforming Medicare can help lower health care costs / Len M. Nichols
- Who is to blame for rising health care costs? Drug compaines are to blame for rising health care costs / PR Newswire
- Drug compaines are not to blame for rising health care costs / Sally C. Pipes
- Overprescribed and dangerous treatments contribute to rising health care costs / Ellen-Marie Whelan and Sonia Sekhar
- Consumer behavior contributes to rising health care costs / Raja Jagadeesan
- How should health care be reformed? America needs universal health care / Eric R. Kingson and John M. Cornman
- America does not need universal health care / John C. Goodman
- Free-market competition can fix rising health care costs / Michael F. Cannon
- Free-market competition will not fix rising health care costs / Joe Flower
- Consumer-driven health care is more affordable / William J. Reindl
- Consumer-driven health care is less effective / Carol L. Owen
- How will the 2010 health care reform law impact America? Health care reform law expands coverage to millions of Americans / Barack Obama
- Health care reform law expands government control / Michael Tennant
- Health care reform law will increase the federal debt / Paul Ryan
- Health care reform law will reduce the federal debt / Paul N. Van de Water and James R. Horney
- Health care reform law will harm seniors / Robert Moffitt
- Health care reform law will benefit seniors / Jeff Bingaman.
- Summary
- "Health Care: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.
- Subject headings
- Health care reform. Medical care. Medical policy.
- ISBN
- 9780737757255 (hardback) 0737757256 (hardback) 9780737757262 (pbk.) 0737757264 (pbk.)