Synopses & Reviews
"Important and powerful... a rich tour of health care around the world." --Nicholas Kristof,
The New York Times How is it that all other industrialized democracies provide health care for their citizens as a reasonable cost-something the United States has never managed to do? In The Healing of America, New York Times bestselling author T.R. Reid shows how they do it, bringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way. In his global quest to find a prescription for American health care, Reid finds that it's not all "socialized medicine" out there. Instead, many industrialized democracies rely on free-market models the U.S. could use to cure a health system that has failed us.
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Important and powerful... a rich tour of health care around the world." --
Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times "You don't necessarily realize it while you're reading, but you're talking Comparative Health Economics 101. With a really fun professor." --Daily Kos
"Not many writers of any ilk... can match T.R. Reid's ability to bring a light, witty touch to really serious topics--like health policy around the globe." --New America Foundation
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Important and powerful... a rich tour of health care around the world.andquot;andnbsp;--
Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times andquot;You don't necessarily realize it while you're reading, but you're talking Comparative Health Economics 101. With a really fun professor.andquot; --Daily Kos
andquot;Not many writers of any ilk... can match T.R.andnbsp;Reid's ability to bring a light, witty touch to really serious topics--like health policy around the globe.andquot; --New America Foundation
Synopsis
A New YorkTimes Bestseller
IncludesExplanation of the 2010 HealthReformBill
Bringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond--to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems. Now updated with new statistics and a plain-English explanation of the 2010 health care reform bill, The Healing of America is required reading for all those hoping to understand the state of health care in our country, and around the world."
Synopsis
A New York Times Bestseller, with an updated explanation of the 2010 Health Reform Bill
"Important and powerful . . . a rich tour of health care around the world." --Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
Bringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world--France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond--to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems. Now updated with new statistics and a plain-English explanation of the 2010 health care reform bill, The Healing of America is required reading for all those hoping to understand the state of health care in our country, and around the world.
T. R. Reid's latest book, A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System, is also available from Penguin Press.
Synopsis
A "New York Times"-bestselling author shows how industrialized democracies other than the United States provide health care for their citizens at a reasonable cost.
Synopsis
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New York Times Bestseller
With an Explanation of the 2010 Health Reform Bill
Bringing to bear his talent for explaining complex issues in a clear, engaging way, New York Times bestselling author T. R. Reid visits industrialized democracies around the world -- France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and beyond -- to provide a revelatory tour of successful, affordable universal health care systems. Now updated with new statistics and a plain-English explanation of the 2010 health care reform bill, The Healing of America is required reading for all those hoping to understand the state of health care in our country, and around the world.
About the Author
T. R. REID is a longtime correspondent for The Washington Post and former chief of its Tokyo and London bureaus as well as a commentator for National Public Radio. His books include The United States of Europe, The Chip, and Confucius Lives Next Door.