By A proposal for American health insurance reform. Argues that the US health care system was never deliberately designed, but rather pieced together to deal with issues as they became politically relevant. The result is a sprawling yet arbitrary and inadequate mess, leaving 30 million Americans without formal insurance. Many of the rest live in constant danger of losing their coverage if they lose their job, give birth, get older, get healthier, get richer, or move. The book proposes that it’s time to start over and rebuild sensibly and deliberately. Using original research, insights from American history, and comparative analysis of what works and what doesn’t from systems around the world, argues for automatic, basic, and free universal coverage for everyone, along with the option to buy additional, supplemental coverage. Read more.