The uninsured by Miller, Debra A instant download

The uninsured by Miller, Debra A instant download

185 pages ; 24 cm, A collection of essays explores the issues surrounding health insurance and the government's involvement in requiring insurers to grant coverage to uninsured Americans, Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index, Ch. 1. Is the lack of health insurance a serious problem in America? Children who lack health insurance are more likely to die in hospitals / Karen Pallarito -- The lack of adequate health insurance is a leading cause of bankruptcies in America / ConsumerAffairs.com -- The recession is increasing the number of uninsured / Nayla Kazzi -- People without health insurance are not more likely to die / Megan McArdle -- Most of the uninsured are young, healthy, and financially well-off / Michael D. Tanner -- The majority of voters say cost, not lack of coverage, is the biggest health care problem / Rasmussen Reports -- Ch. 2. Does access to health insurance improve people's health? Health insurance is important to the health and well-being of both children and adults / Institute of Medicine -- Insurance coverage is strongly related to better health outcomes / Jill Bernstein, Deborah Chollet, and Stephanie Peterson -- Not having health insurance increases the risk of cancer death / Walter Jessen -- Health insurance and more medical care do not necessarily produce health benefits / Maggie Mahar -- The lack of health care is not responsible for low US life expectancy / Ronald Bailey -- High deductibles and benefit limits can diminish health care coverage, even for the insured / Drew Altman -- Expanded access to health insurance is not the only tool to improve population health / Harold Pollack -- Ch. 3. Should the purchase of health insurance be mandated by the government? Overview : how the individual mandate in the 2010 Health Reform Law will work / Alec MacGillis -- Americans should support the individual insurance mandate because it is necessary to make health reform work / Jonathan Cohn -- The individual insurance mandate…