| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 Thesis structure | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-27页 |
| 2.1 Researches abroad | 第20-23页 |
| 2.2 Researches at home | 第23-27页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THE HEAL TH CARE SYSTEM IN THE UNITEDSTATES | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 The development of American health care system | 第27-30页 |
| 3.2 The components of American health care system | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3 The problem s in Am erican health care system before Obama’sreform | 第32-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Skyrocketing medical cost | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3.2 Inadequate coverage | 第33页 |
| 3.3.3 Unsatisfying service | 第33-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ BARACK OBAMA’S HEALTH CAREREFORM | 第35-47页 |
| 4.1 Background of Obama’s Health Care Reform | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2 The plan of Obama’s Health Care Reform | 第37-44页 |
| 4.2.1 Expanding the coverage of health insurance | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2.2 Reducing m edical cost and improvi ng the quality and efficiency ofhealth service | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.3 Improving the quality and efficiency of health service | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.4 Increasing the tax and the government’s revenue | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3 The resistance encountered in Obama’s Health Care Reform | 第44-47页 |
| CHAPTERⅤ THE FEASIBILITIES OF OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE REFORM BYCOMPARISON | 第47-65页 |
| 5.1 Having a rare historical opportunity | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 The only advanced country without univers al health caresystem | 第48-51页 |
| 5.3 Obama’s leadership team and flexible strategies in pa ssing the health carereform plan | 第51-56页 |
| 5.3.1 Obama’s leadership team | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3.2 The majority party in the Senate and House of Representatives | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3.3 Flexible strategies | 第53-56页 |
| 5.4 Reaching consensus with all sides to reduce the increasing health carecost | 第56-59页 |
| 5.5 Winning the support of the interest groups | 第59-61页 |
| 5.6 Having a large number of firm supporters | 第61-65页 |
| CHAPTER VI EVALUATION OF OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE REFORM AND ITSFUTURE PROSPECT | 第65-74页 |
| 6.1 The characteristics of Obama’s Health Care Reform | 第65-66页 |
| 6.2 Comment on Obama’s Health Care Reform | 第66-67页 |
| 6.3 Problems in Obama’s Health Care Reform | 第67-69页 |
| 6.4 Future prospect of Obama’s Health Care Reform | 第69-70页 |
| 6.5 Enlightenment to China’s current Health Care Reform | 第70-74页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第74-77页 |
| 7.1 Summary of the study | 第74-75页 |
| 7.2 Limitations of the study | 第75页 |
| 7.3 Suggestions for future studies | 第75-77页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第77-81页 |
