Health care for some

Description:

The 2010 Affordable Care Act is a sweeping reform to the US health care system. Hoffman offers an engaging and in-depth look at America's long tradition of unequal access to health care. She argues that two main features have characterized the US health system: a refusal to adopt a right to care and a particularly American type of rationing. Unlike rationing in most countries, which is intended to keep costs down, rationing in the United States has actually led to increased costs, resulting in the most expensive health care system in the world.

subjects: Health care rationing,  Health services accessibility,  Right to health,  History,  Medical care, united states,  History, 20th Century,  History, 21st Century,  Human Rights,  Droit à la santé,  Histoire,  Services de santé,  Accessibilité,  Médecine,  HEALTH & FITNESS,  Diseases,  General,  Health Care Issues,  MEDICAL,  Health Care Delivery,  Health Policy,  Public Health,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Disease & Health Issues,  Gesundheitsfürsorge,  Gesundheitswesen,  Sjukvårdspolitik

Places: United States