One nation, uninsured [electronic resource] : why the U.S. has no national health insurance /
by Quadagno, Jill S.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (xi, 274 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199944026 (ebook) :.Subject(s): 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 centuryOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
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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.
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