Uninsured in America
Subtitle: life and death in the land of opportunity
By: Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle
Contributors: Fernandopulle, Rushika J.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Health services accessibility; Medically uninsured persons; Medically Uninsured; Economics; Health insurance; Social classes; Health Insurance; Health Care Reform; Medical Assistance; Social Marginality; Working class; Socioeconomic Factors; Right to health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index.
Table of contents: title: From working class to working poor: the death of industry in America's heartland; title: Medicaid, welfare reform, and low-wage work in the new economy; title: Family matters: divorce and domestic violence; title: Who cares for the caregivers? Love as a portal into the death spiral; title: The fox guarding the henhouse: work-related injuries and the vagaries of workers' compensation; title: Risky business: the self-employed, small business owners, and other American entrepreneurs; title: Young, sick, and part-time: the vulnerability of youth and the new American job market; title: Mental health matters: a Mexican immigrant hits the bureaucratic wall; title: Race matters: health care stories from black America; title: Descent through the death spiral; title: Moving forward.