| Description |
xxiii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index. |
| Contents |
From working class to working poor: the death of industry in America's heartland -- Medicaid, welfare reform, and low-wage work in the new economy -- Family matters: divorce and domestic violence -- Who cares for the caregivers? Love as a portal into the death spiral -- The fox guarding the henhouse: work-related injuries and the vagaries of workers' compensation -- Risky business: the self-employed, small business owners, and other American entrepreneurs -- Young, sick, and part-time: the vulnerability of youth and the new American job market -- Mental health matters: a Mexican immigrant hits the bureaucratic wall -- Race matters: health care stories from black America -- Descent through the death spiral -- Moving forward. |
| Subject |
Medically uninsured persons.
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Health insurance -- Social aspects.
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Health insurance -- Economic aspects.
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Health services accessibility.
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Right to health.
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Social classes -- Health aspects.
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Marginality, Social -- Health aspects.
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Working class -- Health and hygiene.
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Medically Uninsured -- United States. |
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Health Care Reform -- United States. |
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Insurance, Health -- economics -- United States. |
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Medical Assistance -- United States. |
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Socioeconomic Factors -- United States. |
| Added Author |
Fernandopulle, Rushika J.
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| ISBN |
0520244427 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101230122 |
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NLGGC 26830615X |
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