The 2010 Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, as its detractors like to call it) is a sweeping
reform to the US health care system. Despite the fact that nearly every other developed …

The US Constitution did not establish a clear division of responsibilities between the
national government and state governments, so the distribution of policymaking authority is …

Few political observers would readily assume that a present-day politician's or interest
group's claims about their preferences accurately reflect their genuine views. However …

Conventional wisdom holds that programs for the poor are vulnerable to instability and
retrenchment. Medicaid, however, has grown into the nation's largest intergovernmental …

Universal health coverage has become the Mount Everest of public policy in the United
States: the most daunting challenge on the political landscape. But, despite numerous …

Purpose This paper aims to explore how historical context influences the content and
selection of rhetorical legitimation strategies. Using case study method, this paper will focus …

Notable was the fact that eight physicians dissented and wrote a minority report. They
supported continued experimentation with such models and new proposals but strongly felt …

In a CBC online poll, conducted in the fall of 2004, Canadians registered their pride in
Canada's healthcare system by naming Tommy Douglas, the father of medicare, the …

This chapter discusses the powerful role of online health education communities in
wellness, fitness, and recovery. From knee and hip replacement to student service worker …

In 1942, when this photograph of an elderly Mennonite couple was shot in Pennsylvania,
science and medicine were transforming the idea of old age by extending life expectancies …