By Ezekiel J. Emanuel. 219 pp. New York, PublicAffairs, 2008. $14.95. ISBN 978-1-58648-662-4.
In 2007, spending on health care represented 16% of the U.S.economy — a much greater percentage than that spent innations with universal access to health care services —while at the same time nearly 50 million Americans were uninsured.These imbalances affect not only those without health insurancebut also the federal budget, our entire health care system,and Medicare in particular. Unlike the potential "fixes" thatare available to solve the expected shortfalls in the SocialSecurity pension system, there are no ready solutions to shoreup Medicare financing. Over and above these issues are concernsabout . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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