{"product_id":"the-road-to-medicare-for-all-a-call-to-action-9781041107187","title":"The Road to Medicare for All: A Call to Action","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United States spends substantially more on health care than other wealthy nations, yet it has poorer health outcomes. \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Medicare for All: A Call to Action\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the dysfunction of the current system and sets forth the solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the question of health care at a pivotal juncture, this book provides a roadmap toward making health care a right, not a privilege. It inoculates readers against the arguments and tactics used by the monied interests to defeat a single-payer system. \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Medicare for All\u003c\/i\u003e explains that the nation was heading in the right direction until the monied interests drove the nation off the road. This book details how the nation can get back on track and finally reach the destination of universal, single-payer health insurance. Nancy J. Altman puts forward a call to action for every American and spotlights how the American people are united in their readiness to improve Medicare and expand it to everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a national leader in research and advocacy, this book is highly informative to both experts and the general public. It is essential reading for students of medical sociology, aging and gerontology, health policy, public health, the politics of US health care, public administration, and political science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy J. Altman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041107187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy J. Altman\u003c\/b\u003e, a tax lawyer and a former Harvard University faculty member who has worked in the legislative and executive branches of the federal government, has a 50-year background in the areas of Social Security, Medicare, private pensions, and related programs. She is the President of Social Security Works and Chair of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition. Altman, the author of four previous books, has appeared on PBS NewsHour, MSNBC, and FOX News. She has published op-eds in dozens of newspapers including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Nancy J. Altman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48910154104989,"sku":"9781041107187","price":59.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2d3aa0bf-b5b9-4a90-af32-930eb9ec3641.jpg?v=1789456521","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-road-to-medicare-for-all-a-call-to-action-9781041107187","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}