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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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Quadagno, Jill S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 274 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780198036388
0198036388
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9781280838415
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9780195160390
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Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.