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Virtually everyone agrees that our health care system needs reform.
But what kind of reform? Some want a return to the system that
prevailed in the 1950s. Others would like to see the adaptation of
the government-run systems prevalent in other countries. The
latter, national health insurance or single-payer health insurance,
appears to be gaining ground in the United States. Before Americans
find themselves participating in a health care system that has
failed in every country it was adopted, we should be asking
ourselves whether such a system is effective and efficient. In
Lives at Risk, the authors examine the critical failures of
national health insurance systems without focusing on minor
blemishes or easily correctable problems. In doing so, the purpose
is to identify the problems common to all countries with national
health insurance and to explain why these problems emerge. Most
national health care systems are in a state of sustained internal
crisis as costs rise and the stated goals of universal access and
quality care are not met. In almost all cases, the reason is the
same: the politics of medicine. The problems of government-run
health care systems flow inexorably from the fact that they are
government-run rather than market driven.
Virtually everyone agrees that our health care system needs reform.
But what kind of reform? Some want a return to the system that
prevailed in the 1950s. Others would like to see the adaptation of
the government-run systems prevalent in other countries. The
latter, national health insurance or single-payer health insurance,
appears to be gaining ground in the United States. Before Americans
find themselves participating in a health care system that has
failed in every country it was adopted, we should be asking
ourselves whether such a system is effective and efficient. In
Lives at Risk, the authors examine the critical failures of
national health insurance systems without focusing on minor
blemishes or easily correctable problems. In doing so, the purpose
is to identify the problems common to all countries with national
health insurance and to explain why these problems emerge. Most
national health care systems are in a state of sustained internal
crisis as costs rise and the stated goals of universal access and
quality care are not met. In almost all cases, the reason is the
same: the politics of medicine. The problems of government-run
health care systems flow inexorably from the fact that they are
government-run rather than market driven.
Want to improve your craft? Then this is a good place to start.
Poems do not simply happen, they are made - Poetry: Tools &
Techniques shows how to make them. In plain, straight-forward
language, this practical guide introduces the devices and
techniques used by successful poets. Poetry: Tools & Techniques
is a starting point for writers to find their own direction rather
than a definitive textbook on how to write in the proper and
approved manner. Poetry: Tools & Techniques investigates the
structure of language and how it conveys meaning - and from that
shows how to create and use a poetic, a philosophy of language, to
shape and inform your writing. The book encourages poets to explore
the limits of language and discover how to make language speak
beyond itself - to make language say what it was not designed to
say, to express the inexpressible. Poetry: Tools & Techniques
provides an introduction to the basic elements of poetry -
metaphor, imagery, punctuation, syntax, rhythm, etc. - the actual
techniques and devices that go into making a poem, right down to
the nuts and bolts structural parts of language - the conjunctions,
prepositions, articles, etc. - and shows how they affect poetic
language. Whether you are a beginning poet or an experienced
writer, Poetry: Tools & Techniques will help you improve your
craft.
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