The Care of the Uninsured in America

The Care of the Uninsured in America They earn too much for Medicaid but not enough to afford a health plan. Or their employer rescinded their benefits. Or they re "not disabled enough" for disability. Some 45 million people have fallen through the cracks of America s health care system, and this lack of coverage affects access to coverage, timeliness of care even life expectancy. The Care of the Uninsured in America presents a nuanced portrait of this broad population urban and rural, from generational poverty and the working poor while illuminating the current state of medical/dental insurance and the circumstances that cause so many to do without. Its authors conceptualize lack of insurance as a health disparity (as are ethnicity, gender, age, etc.), and explain its collective health impact and major issues involved in providing care.