Health Care Reform Now! A Prescription for Change
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In Health Care Reform Now!, George Halvorson, who is the chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Inc in Oakland, California, and CEO of HealthPartners in Minneapolis, calls for 2 major reforms of the US health care system: universal health care coverage for all citizens, including 46 million Americans who do not have health insurance, and cost-savings approaches for the private health insurance industry, which would play a crucial role in providing health services.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Preventing Chronic Disease
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008