Introduction: confronting the myths: can America halt the slide toward health care meltdown? pt. I. The problem: a wasteful, dysfunctional system and a nation kept clueless
Myths, misinformation, and the pursuit of profit
America's health care: the monster we have created
Monster II: perverse incentives lead to bizarre outcomes
Delayed care: rationing American style
Jumping hoops for the uninsured: caring for patients at the community health center
Squeezing the patient: co-pays and deductibles
Religion and health care reform: "personal responsibility" vs. care for the needy
Public health: we're all on this planet together
Blaming the victim: a bad rap for Medicare
We don't want a health care system like they have in those foreign countries
pt. II. Towards finding a solution
The price of health: how much should we Americans be spending on health care?
Don Quiote vs. the establishment: can the medical-industrial complex be toppled?
In Search of a "uniquely American" solution to health care for all
Grassroots for health care for all: what can Americans do to claim a right to health care?
National health insurance or Medicare for all: a reality in our lifetime?
"Single payer will not fly": a response
Needed for affordable and effective health care reform in America: a paradigm shift for prevention
Epilogue: beyond universal coverage.
