Landmark : the inside story of America's new health-care law and what it means for us all / the staff of the Washington Post.
The Washington Post's must-read guide to the health care overhaul What now? Despite the rancorous, divisive, year-long debate in Washington, many Americans still don't understand what the historic overhaul of the health care system will - or won't - mean. In Landmark, the national rep...
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The call of history : "we're gonna get this done"
- The House of Pelosi : deals and betrayals
- The power of one : Lieberman blocks the way
- The rescue : Obama's last chance
- Priority one : expanding coverage
- The individual mandate : how it will work
- The insurers : more customers, more restrictions
- The insured : it's status quo for now
- Under thirty : joining the system, like it or not
- The Medicare changes : dollars and doughnuts
- Long-term care : a new national option
- Delivery of care : breaking bad habits
- On the front lines : how medical practice will change
- Preventive measures : more carrots and more sticks
- In the workplace : what it means for employers
- Medicaid's expansion : the impact on the states
- Paving for it : fixes, penalties, and spending cuts
- The abortion fight : what the compromise means
- The rest of the story : mental health, dental, and more.