Uninsured in America, Updated
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Uninsured in America, Updated

Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity

  1. 295 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Uninsured in America, Updated

Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity

About this book

Uninsured in America goes to the heart of why more than forty million Americans are falling through the cracks in the health care system, and what it means for society as a whole when so many people suffer the consequences of inadequate medical care. Based on interviews with 120 uninsured men and women and dozens of medical providers, policymakers, and advocates from around the nation, this book takes a fresh look at one of the most important social issues facing the United States today. A new afterword updates the stories of many of the people who are so memorably presented here.


Uninsured in America goes to the heart of why more than forty million Americans are falling through the cracks in the health care system, and what it means for society as a whole when so many people suffer the consequences of inadequate medical car

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PROLOGUE LORETTA AND GREG'S STORY
  6. INTRODUCTION THE DEATH SPIRAL
  7. CHAPTER ONE FROM WORKING CLASS TO WORKING POOR
  8. CHAPTER TWO MEDICAID, WELFARE REFORM, AND LOW-WAGE WORK IN THE NEW ECONOMY
  9. CHAPTER THREE FAMILY MATTERS DIVORCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DIVORCE, HEALTH, AND HEALTH INSURANCE
  10. CHAPTER FOUR WHO CARES FOR THE CAREGIVERS? LOVE AS A PORTAL INTO THE DEATH SPIRAL JAMIE’S STORY: "LIKE WE'RE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE"
  11. CHAPTER FIVE THE FOX GUARDING THE HENHOUSE WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND THE VAGARIES OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
  12. CHAPTER SIX RISKY BUSINESS THE SELF-EMPLOYED, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND OTHER AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN YOUNG, SICK, AND PART-TIME THE VULNERABILITY OF YOUTH AND THE NEW AMERICAN JOB MARKET
  14. CHAPTER EIGHT MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS A MEXICAN IMMIGRANT HITS THE BUREAUCRATIC WALL
  15. CHAPTER NINE RACE MATTERS HEALTH CARE STORIES FROM BLACK AMERICA
  16. CHAPTER TEN DESCENT THROUGH THE DEATH SPIRAL
  17. CHAPTER ELEVEN MOVING FORWARD
  18. AFTERWORD: SEVERAL YEARS LATER
  19. APPENDIX ONE A PRIMER ON THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND THE SAFETY NET
  20. APPENDIX TWO RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE
  21. NOTES
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  23. INDEX