Pre-owned Health Care As A Right Of Citizenship The Continuing Evolution Of Reform Hardcover 9780231170123 By Gunnar Alm

9780231170123. Good condition. Hard cover. Language: english. Pages: 360. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 360 P. Contains: figures. While the obama administration s patient protection and affordable care act aca has expanded health care coverage for millions of americans it has fallen short in offering universal health care to all. In health care as a right of citizenship gunnar almgren argues that the aca s primary significance is not in its expansion of health care entitlements but in its affirming by an act of congress the idea that comprehensive health care must be available to all as a right of citizenship. The mainstream american public now views access to affordable health care to all citizens as a crucial function of just and effective governance-and any proposed alternative to the aca must be reconciled with that expectation. This ambitious book examines how the american health care system must be further reformed to bring it closer in line with the ideals of a modern democracy as well as how the aca may change in the coming years. It suggests the next natural step in the realization of health and well being as a fundamental human right. Based on a close analysis of the writings of sociologist th marshall and philosopher john rawls this book examines the theoretical foundations for health care as a social right of citizenship. Almgren then translates these theoretical principles into core health care policy aims. Throughout he argues that the aca is but an evolu... Size: []

9780231170123. Good condition. Hard cover. Language: english. Pages: 360. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 360 P. Contains: figures. While the obama administration s patient protection...show more