Why the United States Lacks a National Health Insurance Program

Summary: Why is the United States the only advanced industrial democracy today without a national health insurance program? Laham aptly examines the reasons for the current health crisis and assesses the prospects for long-term solutions. Students, teachers, policymakers, activists, and citizens at-large will learn of the political and economic problems that have blocked needed reforms and of the debates and proposals through... 1993 that argue for positive change. [read more]