Title: Care without coverage : too little, too late /
Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.).
Publisher: National Academy Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Medically Uninsured; Delivery of Health Care; Insurance, Health; Health services accessibility United States; Medically uninsured persons Medical care United States.; Insurance, Health United States.; Delivery of Health Care United States.; Medically Uninsured United States.; United States
Abstract: Examines the relationship between being insured or uninsured and the health of American Adults.
Contents: Executive summary -- Introduction -- Mechanisms and methods: looking at the impact of health insurance on health -- Effects of health insurance on health -- The difference: coverage could make to the health of uninsured adults -- APPENDIXES: A: A conceptual framework for evaluating the consequences of uninsurance: a cascade of effects -- B: Primary research literature review -- C: Glossary and acronyms -- D: Estimates of excess mortality among uninsured adults -- E: Biographical sketches.