Our health care costs are nearly twice as much as everyone else. It gives the reader a behind-the-scenes look at what it took to make PPACA happen.
Our health care costs are nearly twice as much as everyone else. Among OECD countries, we have by far the largest portion of our population uninsured. Every year, 700,000 Americans file for bankruptcy because of medical bills. Among our major trading partners those respective figures are zero and zero. Also, health care costs are growing far faster than the economy.
In this indispensable book, the staff of the Washington Post tells the story of health-care reform and explains what it means for the American people. In the book’s first section, the Washington Post’s reporter embedded in the White House provides a behind-the-scenes narrative of how Obama and the Democrats pushed through health-care reform in the face of nearly unanimous Republican opposition.
In this indispensable book, the staff of the Washington Post tells the story of health-care reform . In the book's first section, the Washington Post's reporter embedded in the White House provides a behind-the-scenes narrative of how Obama and the Democrats pushed through health-care reform in the face of nearly unanimous Republican opposition. In the third section, Washington Post writers answer the most pressing questions about the health-care legislation's immediate impact.
In the evolution of norms for health, Part 2 examines the intertwined history of US development of a right to health in international law and implementation through national health care reforms. Culminating in the promulgation of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, Part 3 analyses how this national policy effort corresponds with the principles of the international right to health – even as it neglects any explicit recognition of the right to health. With the Affordable Care Act immediately challenged as a violation of the US Constitution, Part 4 looks to the first major challenges to the Affordable.
This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case The Staff of the Washington Post book.
The Washington Post 's must-read guide to the health care overhaul What now? Despite the rancorous, divisive, year-long debate in Washington, many Americans still don't understand what the historic overhaul of the health care system will-or won't-mean.
Staff of the Washington Post. The book is in new condition and will, in most cases, have a small dot or line on the edge of the book
Staff of the Washington Post. In Landmark, the national reporting staff of The Washington Post pierces through the confusion, examining the new law’s likely impact on us all: our families, doctors, hospitals, health care providers, insurers, and other parts of a health care system that has grown to occupy one-sixth of the . The book is in new condition and will, in most cases, have a small dot or line on the edge of the book. It may also have a price sticker on it from the original store it was returned from. In a rare case the actual cover for a book might not match the one in the display picture.
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The Washington Post’s must-read guide to the health care overhaul
The Washington Post’s must-read guide to the health care overhaul. What now? Despite the rancorous, divisive, year-long debate in Washington, many Americans still don’t understand what the historic overhaul of the health care system will-or won’t-mean.
The abortion fight : what the compromise means. The rest of the story : mental health, dental, and more.
The call of history : "we're gonna get this done". The House of Pelosi : deals and betrayals. The power of one : Lieberman blocks the way. The rescue : Obama's last chance. Priority one : expanding coverage. The individual mandate : how it will work. The insurers : more customers, more restrictions. The abortion fight : what the compromise means.