Posts tagged with ‘America

Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results

November 7th, 2008

The U.S. health care system is in crisis. At stake are the quality of care for millions of Americans and the financial well-being of individuals and employers squeezed by skyrocketing costs - not to mention the stability of state and federal government budgets. In “Redefining Health Care”, internationally renowned strategy expert Michael E. Porter [...]

The New Health Insurance Solution: How to Get Cheaper, Better Coverage Without a Traditional Employer Plan

November 7th, 2008

You no longer need a traditional employer plan to get good, affordable health insurance. The New Health Insurance Solution can help you cut your health insurance costs in half if:

You’re self-employed, an independent contractor, or your employer doesn’t provide health insurance (you can can

Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman)

November 7th, 2008

At a time when access to health care in the United States is being widely debated, Nortin Hadler argues that an even more important issue is being overlooked. Although necessary health care should be available to all who need it, he says, the current health-care debate assumes that everyone requires massive amounts of expensive [...]

Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach

November 7th, 2008

In a clear, cohesive format, Delivering Health Care in America provides a comprehensive overview of the basic structures and operations of the US health system from its historical origins and resources, to its individual services, cost, and quality. Using a unique systems approach, it brings together an extraordinary breadth of information into [...]

Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery

November 7th, 2008

Health Care USA, Sixth Edition is an ideal text for introductory courses on the organization and delivery of U.S. health care for students in schools of public health, medicine, nursing, dentistry, health administration, and other health professions. It provides an introduction to the health care system and an overview of the professional, political, social, [...]

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

November 7th, 2008

“A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged, ready to pull off the shelf. It will have to be constructed from the best of our traditions and will [...]

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Quest to Become President

November 7th, 2008

Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have captured the imagination of the world unlike any other period in American presidential history. As the first and truly viable female and African American candidates, their quest give rise to hope, aspiration and encouragement to people without regards to gender or ethnicities, that they too can dream [...]

What’s Wrong with Obamamania?: Black America, Black Leadership, and the Death of Political Imagination

November 7th, 2008

Juxtaposes the meteoric rise of Barack Obama with far-reaching–and disturbing–shifts in black leadership in post-Civil Rights America. View product details on Amazon.Com

Supreme Justice: A Novel of Suspense

November 7th, 2008

A black Supreme Court justice. An assassin’s bullet. A young U.S. attorney puts it on the line for the truth.
When conservative Supreme Court justice Farrell Douglas is gunned down, it falls to young black U.S. attorney Marshall Jackson to investigate America’s most important, and inflammatory, case. Together with his childhood friend, tough Irish cop [...]

Time Magazine March 10, 2008 Barack Obama How Much Does Experience Matter? (Vol. 171 No. 10)

November 7th, 2008

Time Magazine March 19 2008 Barack Obama How Much Does Experience Matter? What It Really Means For a President, Why science says it may be overated? The Bill Factor:How He’s Affected Hillary’s Run, Gershwin Diplomacy: An American In Pyongyang, How to buy Your Island and more View product details on Amazon.Com