Health Care

by Debra A. Miller

Overview

Consumer Reports finds that paying for healthcare is the top financial problem for American households. According to a study conducted by Harvard researchers, lack of health insurance is associated with as many as 44,789 deaths per year. This comprehensive edition discusses the health care system in the United States. Readers will learn about the evolution of public healthcare programs as Medicaid, analyze current health care reform issues and how they compare to other nations, and consider how healthcare legislation will affect their peers and community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420505689
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/10/2011
Series:	Lucent Hot Topics Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Introduction: The Uninsured in America 6

Chapter 1 America's Health Care System 11

Chapter 2 The Debate About Health Care Reform 27

Chapter 3 Health Care Systems in Other Countries 43

Chapter 4 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 59

Chapter 5 The Future of U.S. Health Care 75

Notes 91

Discussion Questions 97

Organizations to Contact 99

For More Information 103

Index 107

Picture Credits 111

About the Author 112

Editorial Reviews

Review: Health Care "Exceptional features of the series are the discussion questions for each chapter, the organizations to contact section, and nice bibliographies that include multiple formats."—VOYA, December 2007

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