10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

The US spends twice as much on healthcare as other industrialized nations, yet the system still leaves 46 million without health coverage and millions more inadequately covered.

This pocket-sized, accessible book presents a vision of a publicly funded healthcare program that covers all basic medical services, from doctor visits to long-term care. Written by leading physicians, healthcare professionals, policymakers, businesspeople, and labor organizers, it argues that a national health care system is simpler, more inclusive, saves money, benefits businesses, reduces health care disparities—and is a fundamental human right.