Sered, Susan Starr.
Uninsured in America life and death in the land of opportunity / [electronic resource] : Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005. - xxiii, 247 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From working class to working poor: the death of industry in America's heartland -- Medicaid, welfare reform, and low-wage work in the new economy -- Family matters: divorce and domestic violence -- Who cares for the caregivers? Love as a portal into the death spiral -- The fox guarding the henhouse: work-related injuries and the vagaries of workers' compensation -- Risky business: the self-employed, small business owners, and other American entrepreneurs -- Young, sick, and part-time: the vulnerability of youth and the new American job market -- Mental health matters: a Mexican immigrant hits the bureaucratic wall -- Minority report: health care stories from black America -- Descent through the death spiral -- Moving forward.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Medically uninsured persons--United States.
Health insurance--Social aspects--United States.
Health insurance--Economic aspects--United States.
Health services accessibility--United States.
Right to health--United States.
Social classes--Health aspects--United States.
Marginality, Social--Health aspects--United States.
Working class--Health and hygiene--United States.
Electronic books.
RA413.7.U53 / S47 2005eb
362.1/04252/0973
Uninsured in America life and death in the land of opportunity / [electronic resource] : Susan Starr Sered and Rushika Fernandopulle. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005. - xxiii, 247 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From working class to working poor: the death of industry in America's heartland -- Medicaid, welfare reform, and low-wage work in the new economy -- Family matters: divorce and domestic violence -- Who cares for the caregivers? Love as a portal into the death spiral -- The fox guarding the henhouse: work-related injuries and the vagaries of workers' compensation -- Risky business: the self-employed, small business owners, and other American entrepreneurs -- Young, sick, and part-time: the vulnerability of youth and the new American job market -- Mental health matters: a Mexican immigrant hits the bureaucratic wall -- Minority report: health care stories from black America -- Descent through the death spiral -- Moving forward.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Medically uninsured persons--United States.
Health insurance--Social aspects--United States.
Health insurance--Economic aspects--United States.
Health services accessibility--United States.
Right to health--United States.
Social classes--Health aspects--United States.
Marginality, Social--Health aspects--United States.
Working class--Health and hygiene--United States.
Electronic books.
RA413.7.U53 / S47 2005eb
362.1/04252/0973