Universal healthcare
By: Victoria Sherrow.
Series: Point/counterpoint
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781604135053
Subjects: Medical policy -- United States; Right to health care -- United States; Single-payer health care -- United States; Managed care plans (Medical care) -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: healthcare in the United States; title: Point: healthcare should be regarded as a basic human right; title: Counterpoint: healthcare is not a right but rather a marketplace commodity that people can buy and sell; title: Point: the United States should adopt a national single-payer healthcare system; title: Counterpoint: the United States should not adopt a national single-payer healthcare system; title: Point: managed care systems can deliver quality healthcare to larger numbers of people in a cost-effective, efficient manner; title: Counterpoint: managed care systems reduce choices, as well as access and quality; title: Conclusion: other topics for debate.