Uninsured in America : life and death in the land of opportunity / Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle.
By: Sered, Susan Starr
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Contributor(s): Fernandopulle, Rushika J.
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TextPublisher: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2005Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index.Description: xxiii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0520244427 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Medically uninsured persons -- United States | Health Insurance -- Social aspects -- United States | Health insurance -- Economic aspects -- United States | Health services accessibility -- United States | Right to health care -- United States | Social classes -- Health aspects -- United States | Marginality, Social -- Health aspects -- United States | Working class -- Health and hygiene -- United States | Health care reform -- United States | Medical assistance -- United StatesDDC classification: 362.1/04252/0973 Online resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 362.1 Se66 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003324431 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index.
From working class to working poor: the death of industry in America's heartland -- Medicaid, welfare reform, and low-wage work in the new economy -- Family matters: divorce and domestic violence -- Who cares for the caregivers? Love as a portal into the death spiral -- The fox guarding the henhouse: work-related injuries and the vagaries of workers' compensation -- Risky business: the self-employed, small business owners, and other American entrepreneurs -- Young, sick, and part-time: the vulnerability of youth and the new American job market -- Mental health matters: a Mexican immigrant hits the bureaucratic wall -- Race matters: health care stories from black America -- Descent through the death spiral -- Moving forward.
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