"The Healing of America," by T.R. Reid
T.R. Reid: Health Care Explained, Simply
09/17/2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Comparing America's health care system to the rest of the world may seem like diving into a quagmire. Does all of Europe have socialized medicine? What about Canada? Aren't they happy with their system, where no one ever has to pay a doctor bill? But patients there have to wait long, painful months to see a specialist, right?
T.R. Reid pulls out everything you want to know about Canadian, British and German systems, for example, and explains in plain terms how they work. In the end, he says the reason our system is a mess is simple: we are the only nation that offers a patchwork of all the other health care systems. Reid's talk from Town Hall Seattle on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, brings a definitively clear and thorough explainer on health care. His latest book is "The Healing of America." Town Hall Seattle and University Book Store sponsored his talk.
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- 'Laurel to T.R. Reid' from Columbia Journalism Review for clarity in explaining health care
- T.R. Reid on KUOW's The Conversation, Tuesday, September 8, 2009
- 'Q&A with Correspondent T.R. Reid,' Frontline
- Town Hall Seattle
- University Book Store
