Trapped in America''s Safety Net - One Family''s Struggle

When the author's sister-in-law, Marcella Wagner, was run off the freeway by a hit-and-run driver, she was left paralyzed from the chest down. Like so many Americans, neither Marcella nor her husband, Dave, had health insurance. Using Marcella and Dave's situation as a case in point, the author reveals the system's many shortcomings.

About the author

Andrea Louise Campbell is professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of How Policies Make Citizens.

Summary

When the author's sister-in-law, Marcella Wagner, was run off the freeway by a hit-and-run driver, she was left paralyzed from the chest down. Like so many Americans, neither Marcella nor her husband, Dave, had health insurance. Using Marcella and Dave's situation as a case in point, the author reveals the system's many shortcomings.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea Louise Campbell, Campbell Andrea Louise
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2014
• EAN: 9780226140308
• ISBN: 978-0-226-14030-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Po; Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Po
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services