One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
Every industrial nation in the world guarantees its citizens access to essential health care services–every country, that is, except the United States. In fact, one in eight Americans–a shocking 43 million people–do not have any health care insurance at all.
One Nation, Uninsured offers a vividly written history of America’s failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens. Covering the entire twentieth century, Jill Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national heal
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In One Nation, Uninsured sociologist Jill Quadagno explains how powerful stakeholders have blocked every proposal for universal health care coverage from the Progressive Era through the Clinton debacle. A beautifully written and compelling account of 100 years of health policy history told with a novelist’s flair and an historian’s eye for detail.
Review by Ronald C. Marshall for One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
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Very enlightening historical perspective on national health insurance. It seems special interests dominant in our democratic society. Quite surprising that both republican & democratic presidents tried to pass national health insurance. Special interests contribute to both parties and when the going gets close focus on those candidates who are vulnerable in order to entice their vote.
In our current lack of bi-partisian political climate, it seems very doubtful that national health insurance has a chance of being passed.
Review by Cap10midknight for One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
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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.
Review by Hugh Hawkins for One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
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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 anyone who really wants to follow the battle. It is well organized and the themes are well supported, but the writing is occasionally unclear.
Review by Peter Jeong for One Nation, Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance
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Good history of health care in america.
It gives insight into an era before my time and answers a lot of questions about how things worked. What the social and political landscape was like.
Can’t wait to finish reading it.