Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-195) and index.
Preface Part One: National Health Care Issues -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Uninsured and Underinsured -- 3. Underwriting, "Impaired Risks," and Pooling -- 4. "Play or Pay" and Subsidies-- Part Two: Health Care Proposals in Congress -- 5. Major "Universal" Plans in Congress -- 6. "Pay-or-Play" Proposals in Congress -- 7. Health Care Reform Proposals in Congress -- Part Three: Special Interests, the Law and Political Posturing -- 8. Special Interests and Legislation -- 9. The Law-Federal Mandates -- 10. Obstacles Faced By Small Businesses -- Part Four: National Policy and Strategies -- 11. Other National Models -- 12. Rationing Policies and Strategies -- Part Five: A National Health Care Plan -- 13. Workers Compensation -- 14. Proposed National Health Care Plan -- 15. Between Now and 2000 A.D