02662cam a2200433 a 4500 52692 20230410143516.0 060822s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng 2006049236 (OCoLC)ocm71237483 DLC DLC BAKER YDXCP KUT C#P NSB BUR WAU OHS JED NLM ALBIL VP@ 101305654 DNLM 0060580453 9780060580452 YDXCP 2462175 NLM 101305654 n-us--- RA 395 C678s 2007 GRAL Cohn, Jonathan. Sick : the untold story of America's health care crisis--and the people who pay the price / Jonathan Cohn. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2007. xvi, 302 p. ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-288) and index. The failure of America's medical system, as seen through the stories of the people who engineered the current health care revolution and those who have suffered from it. Every day, millions of Americans find themselves struggling to find affordable medical care for themselves and their families. It is a problem unique to the United States, the only country in the developed world that does not guarantee access to medical care as a right of citizenship. It is also a problem that is about to get worse. The American health insurance system, first created in the 1930s, is collapsing. Unless somebody decides to build a new system in its place, millions more Americans will suffer. Combining the real-life stories of ordinary people across the country with original reporting from Washington, this book explains why this transformation is taking place--and the consequences that could someday befall all of us.--From publisher description. Boston (Mass.) -- Gilbertsville (NY) -- Deltona (Fla.) -- Austin (Tex.) -- Sioux Falls (S.D.) -- Lawrence County (Tenn.) -- Chicago (Ill.) -- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Denver (Col.) -- Washington (D.C.) Medical care United States. Medical care, Cost of United States. Health care reform United States. Poor Medical care United States. Delivery of Health Care economics United States. Health Services Accessibility economics United States. Insurance, Health economics United States. Baker & Taylor BKTY 25.95 19.46 0060580453 0006895747 active YBP Library Services YANK 2462175 lcc bk C0 DRFGD 102988 102988 0 0 lcc 0 0 S BJB BJB A2P 2023-04-10 0 RA 395 C678s 2007 00000055303 2019-01-21 00:00:00 1 2019-01-21 bk