Book Review

摘要

With the new administration advocating the need for change, health care reform is sparking discussions nationwide as policy makers, physicians, and members of the general public voice their opinions on where health care needs to be directed in the years to come. However, before looking too far forward, it is important to step back and delve into the past to better understand the journey health care has taken thus far and what has brought it to its current state. The Health Care Revolution provides insight into health care's tumultuous history, the mistakes made along the way, the obstacles overcome, and the barriers that continue to impede the emergence of the perfect system. The author specifically details the legislative events, polices, and key players that unlocked the health care industry to market competition in the 1970s and, in doing so, emphasizes the complexity of the problems inherent in the system, and the evasiveness of superlative solutions.