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Health Care as a Social Good: Religious Values and American Democracy
David M. Craig
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Description for Health Care as a Social Good: Religious Values and American Democracy
paperback. Argues that as escalating costs absorb a greater percentage of family income and government budgets, it is through the implementation of religious values that Americans can create a more community-based system. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; MBDC; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
David M. Craig traveled across the United States to assess health care access, delivery and finance in this country. He interviewed religious hospital administrators and interfaith activists, learning how they balance the values of economic efficiency and community accountability. He met with conservatives, liberals, and moderates, reviewing their ideas for market reform or support for the Affordable Care Act. He discovered that health care in the US is not a private good or a public good. Decades of public policy and philanthropic service have made health care a shared social good. Health Care as a Social Good: Religious Values and ... Read more
David M. Craig traveled across the United States to assess health care access, delivery and finance in this country. He interviewed religious hospital administrators and interfaith activists, learning how they balance the values of economic efficiency and community accountability. He met with conservatives, liberals, and moderates, reviewing their ideas for market reform or support for the Affordable Care Act. He discovered that health care in the US is not a private good or a public good. Decades of public policy and philanthropic service have made health care a shared social good. Health Care as a Social Good: Religious Values and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626160774
SKU
V9781626160774
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About David M. Craig
David M. Craig is associate professor of religious studies and the Thomas H. Lake Scholar in Religion and Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He is the author of John Ruskin and the Ethics of Consumption (University of Virginia Press, 2006).
Reviews for Health Care as a Social Good: Religious Values and American Democracy
Taking a novel and helpful approach to health care policy debates, David M. Craig explores how religious language and values shape political visions about how to provide health care to citizens... The book is thoroughly researched and approachably written... One great strength of the book is that it outlines in accessible detail how truly complex our current system is and ... Read more