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Mama Might Be Better Off Dead:
The Failure of Health Care in Urban America

 

Author:

Laurie Kaye Abraham

Title:

Mama Might Be Better Off Dead:  The Failure of Health Care in Urban America

Date:

 

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226001393
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Comments:

This is an excellent story that follows the Banes family, a poor African-American Family in urban Chicago, as they cope with their health problems and their inability to get health care.  The story is interspersed with well-researched discussions about health care delivery and health care financing.  The story is powerful and the book is easy to read and can also be read as individual chapters for readers who do not have the time to read all of the book.  Highly recommended for health care professionals working in urban communities. (M. Kirkegaard)


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