Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? p. 9
Introduction p. 12
Chapter 1 Is America's Health Care System in Need of Reform?
Chapter Preface p. 16
1. America Has the Best Health Care System in the World Joseph A. Califano Jr. p. 17
2. America Does Not Have the Best Health Care System in the World Steve Kangas p. 24
3. Health Care Should Be Recognized as a Basic Human Right p. 31
4. There Is No Right to Health Care Sheldon Richman p. 35
5. The Uninsured Are a Serious Problem Robert Pear p. 40
6. Advances in Medicine Have Caused a Health Care Crisis Willard Gaylin p. 47
7. The Problems of the Health Care System Are Exaggerated Merrill Matthews Jr. and John C. Goodman p. 54
Periodical Bibliography p. 61
Chapter 2 How Has Managed Care Affected the Health Care System?
Chapter Preface p. 63
1. Managed Care Is Necessary to Control Health Care Costs Susan Brink p. 64
2. Managed Care Is Unethical Ronald J. Glasser p. 70
3. Managed Care Has Harmed the Health Care System Deborah A. Stone p. 78
4. Managed Care Has Not Harmed the Health Care System David Jacobsen p. 87
5. The Free Market Will Improve the Managed Care System Stephen Chapman and Michael W. Lynch p. 95
6. The Managed Care System Is Not a Free Market M. Stanton Evans p. 102
Periodical Bibliography p. 110
Chapter 3 What Government Initiatives Could Improve the Health Care System?
Chapter Preface p. 112
1. Patient Protection Laws Would Improve the Health Care System Barbara Boxer p. 113
2. Patient Protection Laws Would Not Improve the Health Care System Brian J. LeClair and Jonathan Chait p. 119
3. Patients Should Be Able to Sue Their Health Plans Linda Peeno p. 126
4. Patients Should Not Be Able to Sue Their Health Plans Karen Ignagni p. 130
5. The Government Should Encourage Healthy Behavior James Moore p. 136
6. The Government Should Not Regulate Behavior Jacob Sullum p. 147
Periodical Bibliography p. 154
Chapter 4 How Should the United States Reform Its Health Care System?
Chapter Preface p. 156
1. Canada's System Is a Model for Health Care Reform Pat Armstrong and Hugh Armstrong p. 157
2. Canada's System Is Not a Model for Health Care Reform Michael J. Hurd p. 162
3. Medical Savings Accounts Will Improve the Health Care System Peter J. Ferrara p. 168
4. Medical Savings Accounts Will Not Improve the Health Care System Jonathan Cohn and Edward Kennedy p. 173
5. The United States Should Adopt National Health Insurance David DeGrazia p. 178
6. The Federal Employee Health Benefits Program Is a Model for Health Care Reform Eric B. Schnurer p. 187
7. The Government Should Encourage Individually Owned Health Insurance Sue A. Blevins p. 196
Periodical Bibliography p. 204
Glossary p. 205
For Further Discussion p. 207
Organizations to Contact p. 210
Bibliography of Books p. 213
Index p. 216