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One nation, uninsured

Quadagno, Jill S.

One nation, uninsured why the U.S. has no national health insurance / [electronic resource] : Jill Quadagno. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. - 1 online resource (xi, 274 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

9780199944026 (ebook) : No price


National health insurance--History--United States--20th century.
Medically uninsured persons--History--United States--20th century.
Health insurance--Government policy--History--United States--20th century.
Right to health--History--United States--20th century.
Health services accessibility--History--United States--20th century.
Health care reform--History--United States--20th century.
Medical policy--History--United States--20th century.

RA412.2 / .Q33 2005

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