Uninsured in America :life and death in the land of opportunity /Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle.
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Berkeley, Calif. :
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University of California Press,
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c2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxiii, 247 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
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مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index.
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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.
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Medically uninsured persons--United States.
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Health insurance--Social aspects--United States.
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Health insurance--Economic aspects--United States.
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Health services accessibility--United States.
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Right to health care--United States.
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Social classes--Health aspects--United States.
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Marginality, Social--Health aspects--United States.