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 title offers a history of America's failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens
History
1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) : illustrations
9780198036388, 9781280838415, 9781429438308, 9786610838417, 9780199944026, 9780195160390, 0198036388, 1280838418, 1429438304, 6610838410, 0199944024, 0195160398
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Doctors' politics and the red menace
Organized labor's health benefits
Provider sovereignty and civil rights
Don't rock the boat
Cost containment versus national health insurance
The revolt of the corporate purchaser
The insurers' triumphant
Why the US has no national health insurance and what can be done about it