| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-15页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-28页 |
| 2.1 Studies Abroad | 第19-25页 |
| 2.2 Studies at Home | 第25-28页 |
| CHAPTER III A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO INTEREST GROUP GAMES | 第28-37页 |
| 3.1 Interest Groups | 第28-32页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Interest Groups | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.2 Interest Groups and American Politics | 第30-32页 |
| 3.2 Interest Group Games | 第32-37页 |
| 3.2.1 Inside Game: Direct Lobbying | 第32-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Outside Game: Public Pressure | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER IV OVERVIEW OF AMERICAN HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM | 第37-56页 |
| 4.1 Components of American Health Insurance | 第37-42页 |
| 4.2 Problems of American Health Insurance System | 第42-47页 |
| 4.3 Sinuous Road to American Universal Health Insurance | 第47-51页 |
| 4.4 Necessity of Universal Health Insurance Coverage | 第51-56页 |
| CHAPTER V INTEREST GROUP GAMES AND OBAMACARE | 第56-88页 |
| 5.1 Interest Groups and Previous Healthcare Reforms | 第56-59页 |
| 5.2 Challenges and Preparations Ahead of Obama Care | 第59-64页 |
| 5.3 Interest Group Games Affecting Obama Care | 第64-80页 |
| 5.3.1 Attitudes of Main Interest Groups in Obama Care | 第64-68页 |
| 5.3.2 Inside Game in Obama Care | 第68-73页 |
| 5.3.3 Outside Game in Obama Care | 第73-78页 |
| 5.3.4 Result of Game | 第78-80页 |
| 5.4 Evaluation of Interest Groups’ influence on Obama Care | 第80-88页 |
| 5.4.1 Positive Impacts | 第81-82页 |
| 5.4.2 Negative Impacts | 第82-84页 |
| 5.4.3 Achievements of Obama Care | 第84-88页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第88-90页 |
| 6.1 Research Findings | 第88-89页 |
| 6.2 Research Limitations and Recommendations | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix | 第90-93页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第93-99页 |
