One nation, uninsured why the U.S. has no national health insurance

Every industrial nation in the world guarantees their citizens access to essential health care services - every country, that is, except the United States. Indeed, one in eight Americans - a shocking 43 million people - the majority in working families, do not have any health care insurance. This ti...

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Main Author: Quadagno, Jill S.
Language:English
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Online Access:Link to e-book
Summary:Every industrial nation in the world guarantees their citizens access to essential health care services - every country, that is, except the United States. Indeed, one in eight Americans - a shocking 43 million people - the majority in working families, do not have any health care insurance. This title offers a history of America's failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
ISBN:9780199944026 (ebook)