Health Care as a Right of Citizenship: The Continuing Evolution of Reform
Health Care as a Right of Citizenship: The Continuing Evolution of Reform by Gunnar Almgren
English | February 14, 2017 | ISBN: 0231170122 | PDF | 360 pages | 6.50 MB
English | February 14, 2017 | ISBN: 0231170122 | PDF | 360 pages | 6.50 MB
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.