Healthcare in America: Find Books

A history of how and why the United States' healthcare system differs so greatly from that of other nations.

Compares the healthcare systems of countries all over the world.

Addresses the key problems of healthcare cost, access, and quality through analyses of Medicare, Medicaid, the Veterans Health Administration, and other programs, and the ethical and cost implications of advances in healthcare technology.

A brisk, engaging history of American healthcare from the advent of Medicare and Medicaid in the 1960s to the impact of the Affordable Care Act in the 2010s.

This title examines the role of governors, the Tea Party, and other interest groups in the fight over health insurance exchanges.

Investigates the outcomes of the ACA in communities throughout the country and provides up-close, intimate portraits of individuals and groups trying to access and provide health care for both the newly insured and those who remain uncovered.

Uses case narratives to illustrate healthcare disparities in marginalized communities. Narratives focus on disability, poverty, gender, immigration status, and other categories of marginalization.

Describes unique patient populations affected by stigma and prejudice and the prevalence of these issues to all healthcare providers. Each chapter covers the forms of prejudice and stigma associated with minority statuses, including religious minorities, the homeless, and those stigmatized by serious medical conditions, such HIV/AIDS, obesity, and substance misuse disorders.