02455nam 2200577 a 450 991079202360332120230803023638.00-87586-977-7(CKB)2560000000101740(EBL)1363733(SSID)ssj0000872878(PQKBManifestationID)12428321(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872878(PQKBWorkID)10864095(PQKB)10815879(MiAaPQ)EBC1363733(Au-PeEL)EBL1363733(CaPaEBR)ebr10700167(OCoLC)849927145(EXLCZ)99256000000010174020130225d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Affordable Care Act[electronic resource] a missed opportunity, a better way forward /Guy B. FaguetNew York Algora Pub.c20131 online resource (338 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-975-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Historical overview -- Root causes of the spiraling healthcare costs -- Cost control initiatives -- The politics and the money behind the bill -- Outline of the Affordable Care Act -- The U.S. healthcare system : a brief outline -- Foreign and domestic health models we can learn from -- An equitable and affordable universal health system.Responsibility for the current inequitable and costly health system is widely shared among all players. This book by a Professor of Medicine with 30 years of teaching and clinical experience analyzes the situation and proposes a solution that, just like the problem, will rely on all parties in a bid to endow America with an equitable and affordable universal health system.National health insuranceUnited StatesMedical care, Cost ofUnited StatesHealth care reformUnited StatesHealth insuranceUnited StatesNational health insuranceMedical care, Cost ofHealth care reformHealth insurance362.1068/1Faguet Guy B1533824MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792023603321The Affordable Care Act3780957UNINA