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Uninsured in Chicago : how the social safety net leaves Latinos behind / Robert Vargas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vargas, Robert, 1985- author.
- Series:
- Latina/o sociology series.
- NYU Press scholarship online.
- Latina/o sociology series
- NYU Press scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- United States.
- Hispanic Americans--Medical care--Illinois--Chicago.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Hispanic Americans--Health and hygiene--Illinois--Chicago.
- Health insurance--Illinois--Chicago.
- Health insurance.
- Medical care--Illinois--Chicago.
- Medical care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- More than a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, around eleven million Latinx citizens around the country remain uninsured. Robert Vargas explores the roots of this crisis, showing us why, despite their eligibility, Latinx people are the racial group least likely to enroll in health insurance.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. How the Uninsured Are Criminalized
- 2. Who Deserves Health Care?
- 3. Why Latina Women Sacrifice Their Coverage
- 4. The Role Gender Plays in Access to Health Care
- 5. The Power of Social Networks to Secure Insurance
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Methodological Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 18, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 1-4798-0726-5
- OCLC:
- 1294147540
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