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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780198036388 0198036388 1280838418 9781280838415 9781429438308 1429438304 9786610838417 6610838410 9780199944026 0199944024 9780195160390 0195160398 |