Claudio Buttice

Universal Health Care

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessibly written book explains universal healthcare; the many forms it can take; and the issues, debates, and historical context underpinning the continued struggle for its implementation in the United States. Universal healthcare may be defined as any healthcare system that ensures at least basic coverage to most, if not all, citizens of a country. Although it may be implemented in many ways, universal healthcare has been widely accepted by international humanitarian organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) as the best way to ensure the universal human right to health. So why is the United States the only industrialized country without universal healthcare? What are the political, social, and economic factors that have prevented its successful introduction? Universal Healthcare explores what universal healthcare is, the many forms it can take-using examples from countries around the world-and the tumultuous history of attempts to implement a system of universal healthcare in the United States. Part II delves into the contentious issues and debates surrounding adoption of universal healthcare in the United States. Lastly, Part III provides a variety of useful materials, including case studies, a timeline of critical events, a glossary, and a directory of resources.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9781440868443
• ISBN-10: 1440868441
• Artikelnr.: 58393553

Autorenporträt

Claudio Butticè, PharmD, is a former clinical and hospital pharmacist who worked for several public hospitals in Italy, as well as for the humanitarian NGO Emergency.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Overview 1 Health Care
Systems 2 Universal Health Care Worldwide 3 Universal Health Care in the
United States-History and Perspectives 4 The Current U.S. Health Care
System Part II: Controversies and Issues 5 What Are the Socioeconomic
Consequences of Lack of Universal Health Care in America? 6 Does Universal
Health Care Lead to Worse Quality of Care? 7 Does Not Having Universal
Health Care in the United States Cost More? 8 Is Health Care a Human Right?
9 What Are the Political and Societal Barriers to Universal Health Care in
the United States? Part III: Scenarios Case Studies Glossary Timeline
Sources for Further Information Bibliography Index About the Author