BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Even with the passage of the recent bill, the debate over health care in America continues. Illinois Wesleyan University Associate Professor of Political Science Greg Shaw tackles the debate in his new book, The Healthcare Debate (Greenwood Press, 2010), which is due to be published in April as part of the Greenwood Press’ Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America series.
Shaw’s book examines how recent events play into the picture of the debate over health care in America, from government and insurance involvement, and the evolution of Medicare and Medicaid, to the rise and fall of the Clinton healthcare plan, and the recent struggles toward a health-care system.
“Health care is intimate for people. As opposed to how we build interstate highways or national parks, how people get their health care is something about which they care passionately, but do not fully understand,” said Shaw. “This will remain a dominant issue for the current generation, and well into the foreseeable future.”