Health Security America: Table of contents

Fred Bannister, M.D.
2374 1½ Avenue
Chetek, WI 54728
715.237.2597

The National Coalition on Health Care correctly describes the current United States health care system, saying, “Experts agree that our health care system is riddled with inefficiencies, excessive administrative expenses, inflated prices, poor management, inappropriate care, waste and fraud. These problems significantly increase the cost of medical care and health insurance for employers and workers.”

Honorary Co-Chairs of the National Coalition on Health Care are former Presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush

Table of contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS — iv
PREFACE — v
INTRODUCTION — 1

PART I
BACKGROUND

CHAPTER 1
My First 13 Years in the Practice of Medicine — 7

CHAPTER 2
My second 20 years in Medical Practice
(Mistakes begin) — 14

CHAPTER 3
Professional Institutions and Guidelines Before and After the Advent of Large Clinics and Managed Care Plans — 22

CHAPTER 4
Managed Care Plans and the Big Clinic Era
1983–Present — 31

CHAPTER 5
Administrative Technology Allows a New Practice — 41

PART II
ROADMAP TO A HEALTH-SECURE AMERICA

CHAPTER 6
What is a Health-Secure America? — 50

CHAPTER 7
The First Step to Realizing the Three Mandates — 53

CHAPTER 8
The Second Step in Realizing the Three Mandates — 63

PART III
WHERE ARE ALL THE PREMIUM SAVINGS COMING FROM?

CHAPTER 9
Physicians and Clinical Services — 73

CHAPTER 10
The Hospital — 81

CHAPTER 11
A Guideline to the Required Patients’ Assistance — 88

PART IV
TYING UP LOOSE ENDS

CHAPTER 12
Poverty, Single Payer and Universal Health Care Plans — 97

CHAPTER 13
So What! — 100

NOTES —105
BIBLIOGRAPHY — 108
GLOSSARY — 110
APPENDIX — 113
ABOUT THE AUTHOR — 118

Health Security America is the remedy.