Uninsured in America
Subtitle: life and death in the land of opportunity
By: Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle
Contributors: Fernandopulle, Rushika J.
Edition: [2007 ed.], Updated with a new afterword.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780520250062
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Medically uninsured persons; Health services accessibility; Social classes; Health insurance; Social Marginality; Working class; Right to health
Notes: Originally published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Loretta and Greg's story; title: Introduction : the death spiral; 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; title: Afterword : several years later; title: Appendix 1: A primer on the U.S. health care system and the safety net; title: Appendix 2: Resources for health care.