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Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care

By Institute of Medicine , Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance , Board on Health Care Services

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0309076099, 9780309076098
LCC
RA413.7.U53 I58 2001
Google Books ID
lZaVjcPZMg8C
Open Library ID
OL3969462M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1365954 bytes)
Series
Insuring health
Edition
1st
Pages
188\188
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Roughly 40 million Americans have no health insurance, private or public, and the number has grown steadily over the past 25 years. Who are these children, women, and men, and why do they lack coverage for essential health care services? How does the system of insurance coverage in the U.S. operate, and where does it fail? The first of six Institute of Medicine reports that will examine in detail the consequences of having a large uninsured population, "Coverage Matters: Insurance and Health Care", explores the myths and realities of who is uninsured, identifies social, economic, and policy factors that contribute to the situation, and describes the likelihood faced by members of various population groups of being uninsured. It serves as a guide to a broad range of issues related to the lack of insurance coverage in America and provides background data of use to policy makers and health services researchers.

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