Health Care

by Haugen, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780737740066
• ISBN10: 073774006X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-23
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?	p. 11
Introduction	p. 14
Is America's Health Care System in Need of Reform?
Chapter Preface	p. 23
Health Care Spending Is out of Control	p. 25
Health Care Spending Has Value	p. 31
The United States Has One of the Best Health Care Systems	p. 38
The United States Does Not Have One of the Best Health Care Systems	p. 46
The United States Needs Universal Health Care	p. 54
The United States Does Not Need Universal Health Care	p. 62
Too Many Americans Lack Health Insurance	p. 79
Americans Do Not Need Health Insurance	p. 84
Periodical Bibliography	p. 91
How Should National Health Care Be Restructured?
Chapter Preface	p. 93
Consumer-Driven Health Care Will Enhance the Health Care System	p. 95
Consumer-Driven Health Care May Exacerbate the Health Care Crisis	p. 103
Medicare Private Insurance Improves Health Care Quality and Reduces Costs	p. 107
Medicare Private Insurance Does Not Improve Health Care Quality or Reduce Costs	p. 114
Periodical Bibliography	p. 123
How Should the Health Care System Be Altered to Help the Uninsured?
Chapter Preface	p. 125
Health Savings Accounts Will Make Health Care More Affordable	p. 127
Health Savings Accounts Will Not Make Health Care More Affordable	p. 136
Tax Deductions on Health Benefits Will Help the Uninsured	p. 147
Tax Deductions on Health Benefits Will Not Help the Uninsured	p. 152
Health Insurance Should Be Portable	p. 158
A Health Insurance Exchange Will Make Health Care More Affordable	p. 165
Periodical Bibliography	p. 173
How Should State Health Care Programs Be Altered?
Chapter Preface	p. 175
Medicaid Funds Should Not Be Cut	p. 177
Medicaid Cost Sharing Is Hurting the Poor	p. 183
Medicaid Is Becoming Public Welfare	p. 190
The State Children's Health Insurance Program Should Be Expanded	p. 195
The State Children's Health Insurance Program Should Not Be Expanded	p. 201
Periodical Bibliography	p. 206
For Further Discussion	p. 207
Organizations to Contact	p. 211
Bibliography of Books	p. 217
Index	p. 221
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