BIBFRAME Work
Title
Uninsured in America
Type
- Text
- Monograph
Contribution
Subject
- Working class--Health and hygiene--United States (LCSH)
- Marginality, Social--Health aspects--United States (LCSH)
- Social classes--Health aspects--United States (LCSH)
- Right to health--United States (LCSH)
- Health services accessibility--United States (LCSH)
- Health insurance--Social aspects--United States (LCSH)
- Medically uninsured persons--United States (LCSH)
- Health insurance--Economic aspects--United States (LCSH)
Language
Illustrative Content
Classification
- DDC: 368.38/200973 (Assigner: dlc)
- LCC: RA413.7.U53 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
- 71.68
- 44.14
Content
Supplementary content
Table of Contents
Prologue : Loretta and Greg's story -- Introduction : the death spiral -- 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 -- Race matters : health care stories from Black America -- Descent through the death spiral -- Moving forward -- Afterword : several years later -- Appendix 1: A primer on the U.S. health care system and the safety net -- Appendix 2: Resources for health care.
Origin Date(s)
2005
Authorized Access Point
Sered, Susan Starr. Uninsured in America
Government pub type
Geographic Coverage
Admin Metadata
- Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:07.638991+00:00
- Agent: cbc
- Status: c
- Derived from: 23984553
Admin Metadata
- Date: 2026-09-11
- Cataloger id: Unknown
- Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
- Description language: eng
- Description authentication: pcc
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