01494cam a2200277 4500 424319634 TxAuBib 20090919120000.0 090304s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009009555 9781594202346 1594202346 (OCoLC)314597097 DNLM/DLC DLC NLM BTCTA NPL UPZ Q2Z TxAuBib Reid, T. R. The healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care. New York : Penguin Press, 2009. 277 p. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographic notes (p. [261]-267) and index. Prologue: A moral question -- A quest for two cures -- Different models, common principles -- The paradox -- France : the vital card -- Germany : "applied Christianity" -- Japan : Bismarck on rice -- The U.K. : universal coverage; no bills -- Canada : "sorry to keep you waiting" -- Out of pocket -- Too big to change? -- An apple a day -- The first question -- Major surgery -- Appendix: The best health care system in the world. "New York Times"-bestselling author Reid shows how all the other industrialized democracies have achieved something the U.S. can't seem to do: provide health care for everybody at a reasonable cost. 20090919. Medical policy. Health care reform. Medical care.