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Largely privately funded with relatively little public regulation, the United States healthcare system is both expensive and inefficient, providing poor care to large parts of the population. For decades, Americans have wrestled with how to fix their broken healthcare system. In this razor-sharp contribution to the healthcare debate, leading economist and former adviser to Bernie Sanders Gerald Friedman recommends that we build on what works: a Medicare system that already efficiently provides healthcare for millions of Americans. Rejecting the discredited idea that healthcare should be treated like any other commodity, Friedman shows that healthcare is distinctive and can be best provided only through universal program of social insurance. Deftly exposing the absurdities of the opponents of reform, Friedman shows in detail how the solution to our health care crisis is staring us in the face: enroll everyone in Medicare to improve the health of all Americans. This bold and brilliantly argued book is essential reading for anyone who wants to see Congress and the White House act to provide America with a 21st century healthcare system.Product Identifiers
PublisherPolity Press
ISBN-139781509539772
eBay Product ID (ePID)7046461832
Product Key Features
Number of Pages140 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Case for Medicare for All
Publication Year2020
SubjectEconomics, Government
TypeTextbook
AuthorGerald Friedman
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height190 mm
Item Weight154 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGerald Friedman