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 - a majority of them in working families, do not have any health care insurance. &...

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Quadagno, Jill S.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Ausgabe:
Oxford University Press pbk.
Zusammenfassung:
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 - a majority of them in working families, do not have any health care insurance. ""One Nation, Uninsured"" offers a vividly written, path-breaking history of America's failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens. Ranging across the 20th century, Jill Quadagno shows how each attempt to enact national health insurance was met with fierce attacks by powerful stak
Umfang:
1 online resource (289 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Originally published: 2005.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-264) and index.
ISBN:
9786610838417
0-19-516039-8
0-19-803638-8
1-280-83841-8
1-4294-3830-4
Schlagworte:
National health insurance > United States > History > 20th century.
Medically uninsured persons > United States > History > 20th century.
Health insurance > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Right to health > United States > History > 20th century.
Health services accessibility > United States > History > 20th century.
Health care reform > United States > History > 20th century.
Medical policy > United States > History > 20th century.
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