Health at risk
Subtitle: America's ailing health system--and how to heal it
By: edited by Jacob S. Hacker.
Contributors: Hacker, Jacob S.
Series: The Columbia University Press and Social Science Research Council series on the privatization of risk
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9780231146029; 9780231146036
Subjects: Health care reform -- United States; Medical policy -- United States; Insurance, Health -- United States; Health Care Reform -- United States; Health Services Accessibility -- United States; Insurance Coverage -- United States
Description: A collection of essays dealing with the health care system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The transformation of American health insurance / Jill Quadagno and Brendan McKelvey; title: Uninsured in America: new realties, new risks / Katherine Schwartz; title: Get sick, go broke / Elizabeth Warren and Debb Thorne; title: Just how good is American medical care? / David Meltzer and Beth McGlynn; title: The new push for American health security / Jacob S. Hacker.