
Marching Toward Coverage
How Women Can Lead the Fight for Universal Healthcare
By Rosemarie Day
Published 03/2020
About the Author
Rosemarie Day is the founder and CEO of Day Health Strategies, a consulting firm dedicated to implementing national health reform. With over 25 years of experience in healthcare, Day has held significant roles including the founding deputy director and chief operating officer of the Health Connector in Massachusetts, where she played a pivotal role in establishing the first state-run health insurance exchange. She also served as the chief operating officer for the Massachusetts Medicaid program. Her extensive experience and dedication to healthcare reform have made her a prominent and respected voice in the field.
Main Idea
Marching Toward Coverage: How Women Can Lead the Fight for Universal Healthcare by Rosemarie Day argues that women are uniquely positioned to lead the charge for universal healthcare in America. Day emphasizes the critical role women play in healthcare decisions and the disproportionate impact healthcare challenges have on them. The book serves as both an analysis of the current state of American healthcare and a guide for activism, aiming to empower women with the knowledge and tools to drive meaningful change.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Healthcare Crisis
- Women's Unique Position in Healthcare
- Learning from Global Healthcare Systems
- Actionable Steps for Reform
- Conclusion
Introduction
The healthcare system in the United States has long been a topic of intense debate and concern. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the flaws and inequities within the system have become even more pronounced. Rosemarie Day's Marching Toward Coverage addresses these issues head-on, calling for a movement led by women to achieve universal healthcare. Day combines her extensive experience in healthcare with a pragmatic approach to activism, making a compelling case for why and how women can drive this change.
The Healthcare Crisis
Day begins by outlining the dire state of healthcare in America. Despite spending more on healthcare than any other country, the United States lags behind in critical health outcomes. "Our population health outcomes are much worse than those of countries that have universal healthcare, despite the tremendous amount we spend," she writes.
"American women are much more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than they are in any other wealthy country, and the rate is getting worse." - Rosemarie Day
Day highlights the disparities and systemic issues that plague the American healthcare system, emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive reform. She argues that these problems are not only economic but moral, as access to healthcare should be considered a fundamental human right. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed these flaws, with hospitals becoming overwhelmed and many individuals avoiding care due to the fear of unaffordable medical bills.
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