4.0 out of 5 stars
Good supplement to Daschle’s book
Much more detailed and thematic than Critical, Tom Daschle’s survey of healthcare reform and brief policy presentation, this book is still very readable and is necessary for…

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book was cheap and new
the book came on time, looks new and was incredibly cheap

One Nation Uninsured is brought to life in a fresh way by various first-hand recollections that are peppered throughout detailed, academic sketches of the major historical episodes that failed to produce national health insurance. Instead of reading like another dry textbook, this book provides an informative, intimate, and plausible narrative of why many of the major players did what they did in light of their different circumstances, motivations, and temperaments. Particular attention is also paid to other important non-health care events, such as the Red Scare, Brown v. Board of Education, Watergate, and Iran-Contra, as they indirectly affected the political will to mobilize for and against national health insurance, making this account all the more believable and nicely nuanced.

My only complaint is that since the book was published in 2005, 2006 Part D legislation which expanded Medicare coverage, could not be discussed, but hopefully an updated edition will be written in a few years. Overall, a surprisingly interesting and readable primer on such a complex issue.

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Powerful Interests Have Blocked Every Effort With Lies
The USA is the only advanced country in the world without national health insurance because every effort to establish national health insurance has been blocked by the greed of…