Why the United States Lacks a National Health Insurance Program

Why is the United States the only advanced industrial democracy today without a national health insurance program? Laham aptly examines the reasons for the current health crisis and assesses the prospects for long-term solutions. Students, teachers, policymakers, activists, and citizens at-large will learn from this comprehensive historical analysis of the political and economic problems that have blocked needed reforms and of the debates and proposals through 1993 which argue for positive change.

NICHOLAS LAHAM received his Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate School and specializes in the study of American politics and public policy.