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We've got you covered : rebooting American health care / Liran Einav and Amy Finkelstein.

Einav, Liran, (author.). Finkelstein, Amy, (author.).

Summary:

"A lively and provocative proposal for American health care reform"-- Provided by publisher.

"From a MacArthur Genius MIT economist and pre-eminent Stanford economist comes a lively and provocative proposal for American health insurance reform/" -- Amazon.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593421239
ISBN: 059342123X
Physical Description: xxii, 275 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: [New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Poor design : The ubiquitous risk of becoming uninsured -- Shoddy construction : the incomplete insurance of the insured -- Rebuild, don't renovate : the sobering lesson from our health policy history -- A universal commitment : what the insurance of the "uninsured" teaches us -- Origin stories : why this social contract? -- What is to be done : Why universal health insurance is the only answer -- Adequacy, not equality : what universal coverage won't do -- The foundation : coverage must be automatic -- Free and clear : no patient fees -- A shack, not a chateau : basic coverage should be very basic -- Trust the process : deciding what to cover -- Budget matters : relax, we can afford it -- Beyond basic : designing supplemental insurance -- Home inspection : taking stock -- Epilogue : can it be built?