{"product_id":"uninsured-in-america-updated-life-and-death-in-the-land-of-opportunity-paperback","title":"Uninsured in America, Updated: Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Sered\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRushika Fernandopulle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUninsured in America \u003c\/i\u003egoes to the heart of why more than forty million Americans are falling through the cracks in the health care system, and what it means for society as a whole when so many people suffer the consequences of inadequate medical care. Based on interviews with 120 uninsured men and women and dozens of medical providers, policymakers, and advocates from around the nation, this book takes a fresh look at one of the most important social issues facing the United States today. A new afterword updates the stories of many of the people who are so memorably presented here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving account of what it is like to be 'uninsured in America.' May it awaken the conscience of the nation. --David U. Himmelstein, M.D., and Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Medical Association \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A vivid, indignant, and important book, and it does one thing better than any other before: \u003ci\u003eUninsured \u003c\/i\u003emakes the abandoned millions visible again. Read it.\" --Atul Gawande, MD, author of \u003ci\u003eComplications \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Starr Sered \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Research Associate at Suffolk University's Center for Women's Health and Human Rights. \u003cb\u003eRushika Fernandopulle \u003c\/b\u003eis a clinical physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital and is also on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 295\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.98 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239400501522,"sku":"9780520250062","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/UWxlNDJGdFh5bEQ0SVNISCtpdGRZZz09.webp?v=1777876253","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/uninsured-in-america-updated-life-and-death-in-the-land-of-opportunity-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}