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Routledge No Benefit: Crisis in America's Health Insurance Industry

Name: No Benefit: Crisis in America's Health Insurance Industry
Brand: Routledge
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Anthropology & Sociology

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Explore the deep-seated issues within the American healthcare system with No Benefit: Crisis in America's Health Insurance Industry. Published by Routledge, this investigative work by Lawrence D. Weiss examines why the private health insurance industry struggles to provide basic care to nearly 40 million Americans. By analyzing data from various publications, the author exposes the inner workings of this secretive sector. The book investigates the specific drivers behind the current instability, including widespread inefficiency, high overhead costs, and exemptions from antimonopoly regulations. Beyond the economics, this text examines the real-world consequences of these systemic failures. Readers will learn about the challenges small businesses face when trying to provide employee coverage and the growing reluctance of insurance carriers to cover specific social groups. This is an essential read for those interested in the social and economic impacts of the healthcare crisis in the United States.

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Investigates why the private health insurance industry fails to provide basic healthcare to nearly 40 million Americans.

Provides a detailed analysis of industry causes such as excessive overhead costs and widespread inefficiency.

Examines the impact of antimonopoly regulation exemptions on the health insurance market.

Explores the social effects of the crisis, including the struggles of small businesses to offer adequate employee coverage.

Analyzes the reluctance of insurance carriers to provide coverage for certain social groups.

Uses data from a wide range of publications to provide a look into the secretive insurance industry.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0367003708
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 07 June 2019
Listed Since: 06 June 2019

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