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Uninsured in America: Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity
Susan Starr Sered, Rushika Fernandopulle
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Overview
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.Synopsis
"A moving account of what it is like to be 'uninsured in America.' May it awaken the conscience of the nation." —David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, Journal of the American Medical Association
"A vivid, indignant, and important book, and it does one thing better than any other before: Uninsured makes the abandoned millions visible again. Read it." —Atul Gawande, MD, author of Complications
Book Details
Published
October 1, 2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Pages
295
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780520250062