T. R. Reid

Sick Around the World

This is, essentially, the film version of the book "The Healing of America." In this film, first broadcast on PBS Frontline, Reid travels to Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Taiwan to study the different models of health care delivery.
The film shows that "universal coverage" doesn't have to mean "socialized medicine." Three of the countries in the movie --Germany, Switzerland, and Japan -- providee health care for everybody at reasonable cost using private doctors, private hospitals, and private insurance.

Selected Works

Nonfiction/Current Events
Reimagining Japan
Contemplating Japan's future in the wake of the triple disaster of March, 2011.
nonfiction / Japanese language
Nippon no Mirai ni Tsuite Hanasou
This is the Japanese version of the book "Reimagining Japan."
Nonfiction / Current Events
The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy
“A lively, thought-provoking book.”
The Seattle Times
Documentary Film --PBS Frontline
Sick Around the World
"Engaging and informative." --New York Times
Nonfiction
Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West
“Engaging...a fascinating read...he is amusing, droll and extremely knowledgeable.”
Detroit Free Press
The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
The story of inventors Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, the men behind the microchip.
Guide Book
Ski Japan!
The definitive English language guide to Japan's great ski resorts (both outdoor and indoor).

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