Uninsured in America, Updated: Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity - Softcover

Sered, Susan; Fernandopulle, Rushika

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520250060 ISBN 13: 9780520250062

Publisher: University of California Press, 2006

Synopsis

Uninsured in America goes to the heart of why more than forty million Americans are falling through the cracks in the health care system, and what it means for society as a whole when so many people suffer the consequences of inadequate medical care. Based on interviews with 120 uninsured men and women and dozens of medical providers, policymakers, and advocates from around the nation, this book takes a fresh look at one of the most important social issues facing the United States today. A new afterword updates the stories of many of the people who are so memorably presented here.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"This important work gives a voice to some of the 44 million Americans who are at the center of the debate over coverage for the uninsured in this country. While there is much discussion of how to address this crisis, these individuals tell us why we must solve this problem: the costs and consequences of living without health insurance are dire."--Karen Davis, Ph.D., President of the Commonwealth Fund"A vivid, indignant, and important book, and it does one thing better than any other before: "Uninsured makes the abandoned millions visible again. Read it. You will not see the people at a subway stop, behind a cash register, or in your government the same way again."--Atul Gawande, M.D., author of "Complications"The next time someone tells you the United States has 'the best health care system in the world, ' ask them to read this powerful, heartbreaking book. Never have the real stories of America's uninsured been told with such clarity and insight."--John E. McDonough, DPH, Health Care For All, Boston""Uninsured is both compassionate and insightful. Necessary reading for all policy makers and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how our health care system must be reformed." --Judy Norsigian, Executive Director, "Our Bodies Ourselves

From the Inside Flap:

"A moving account of what it is like to be 'uninsured in America.' May it awaken the conscience of the nation." ―David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, Journal of the American Medical Association

"A vivid, indignant, and important book, and it does one thing better than any other before: Uninsured makes the abandoned millions visible again. Read it." ―Atul Gawande, MD, author of Complications

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0520250060
• ISBN 13: 9780520250062
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 295