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UNINA9910792217203321 |
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Autore |
Quadagno Jill S |
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Titolo |
One nation, uninsured [[electronic resource] ] : why the U.S. has no national health insurance / / Jill Quadagno |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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9786610838417 |
0-19-516039-8 |
0-19-803638-8 |
1-280-83841-8 |
1-4294-3830-4 |
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Edizione |
[Oxford University Press pbk.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2005. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-264) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface ; Introduction ; One: Doctors' Politics and the Red Menace ; Two: Organized Labor's Health Benefits ; Three: Provider Sovereignty and Civil Rights ; Four: Don't Rock the Boat ; Five: Cost Containment versus National Health Insurance ; Six:The Revolt of the Corporate Purchaser; Seven: The Insurers Triumphant; Eight: Why the United States Has No National Health Insurance and What Can Be Done About It; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 - |
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