Michael D. Reagan is professor emeritus at the University of California–Riverside and has authored numerous publications on American government and politics including Regulation: The Politics of Policy, The New Federalism, Science and the Federal Patron, The Managed Economy, and articles on health care in the New England Journal of Medicine.

• Part One: A Snapshot of Health Care Delivery Today 1. Perspectives and Perceptions Part Two: Understanding the Problems 2. What Are the Problems? 3. What's Causing the Problems? Part Three: What Are the Options? 4. How Do We Get Coverage for Everyone? 5. Cutting Costs: Piecemeal Approaches 6. Cutting Costs: Overall Approaches Part Four: Components of an Achievable Better System 7. Elements for an Optimal Health Care Plan

Michael D. Reagan is professor emeritus at the University of California–Riverside and has authored numerous publications on American government and politics including Regulation: The Politics of Policy, The New Federalism, Science and the Federal Patron, The Managed Economy, and articles on health care in the New England Journal of Medicine.

• Part One: A Snapshot of Health Care Delivery Today 1. Perspectives and Perceptions Part Two: Understanding the Problems 2. What Are the Problems? 3. What's Causing the Problems? Part Three: What Are the Options? 4. How Do We Get Coverage for Everyone? 5. Cutting Costs: Piecemeal Approaches 6. Cutting Costs: Overall Approaches Part Four: Components of an Achievable Better System 7. Elements for an Optimal Health Care Plan

Michael D. Reagan is professor emeritus at the University of California–Riverside and has authored numerous publications on American government and politics including Regulation: The Politics of Policy, The New Federalism, Science and the Federal Patron, The Managed Economy, and articles on health care in the New England Journal of Medicine.

• Part One: A Snapshot of Health Care Delivery Today 1. Perspectives and Perceptions Part Two: Understanding the Problems 2. What Are the Problems? 3. What's Causing the Problems? Part Three: What Are the Options? 4. How Do We Get Coverage for Everyone? 5. Cutting Costs: Piecemeal Approaches 6. Cutting Costs: Overall Approaches Part Four: Components of an Achievable Better System 7. Elements for an Optimal Health Care Plan