Read Chapter 15 – Issue: Heath Care

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Contents:

Opening story: Margaret Mead and the femur bone – 557

Introduction to the Issue – 559

Expanding the Models – 570

Shared Tools: Experimental economics – 570

Radical Perspective – 574

Conventional Perspective – 575

Conventional Theory Tools: Third parties in markets and demand-curve rotation – 576

Conventional Policies – 578

Conservative Policy: Deregulated health-care system of private insurance – 578

Liberal Policy: Regulated for-profit health-care system; government health-care programs – 580

Radical Theory Tools: Individuals at risk and social safeguards – 582

Radical Policy – 586

Radical Policy: Single-payer health-care system – 586

Discussion story: The heart attack – 590

Understanding the Issue – 593

Quick Activity: “Your Recent Health Care” – 593

Exercise 15.1: What’s Your Health Care? – 601

Voices on Health Care – 610

• Conservative: Voice, Summary, Talking Points – 611

• Liberal: Voice, Summary, Talking Points – 618

• Radical: Voice, Summary, Talking Points – 625

The Shared Outcome – 632

Three-in-One Activity: “First, Do No Harm” – 633

Re-Vote – 643

Test Yourself, Key Terms, Answer Key – 643