Hidden costs, value lost : uninsurance in America /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 196 pages) : illustrations. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Insuring health Insuring health. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11127692 |
Table of Contents:
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- Context
- Purpose
- Organization
- 2. Costs, Benefits, and Value: Context, Concepts, and Approach
- Analytic Context
- Concepts of Cost
- Approach to Estimating the Costs of Uninsurance and the Costs and Benefits of Coverage
- Limitations of the Evaluation of Costs and Benefits Related to Coverage
- Summary
- 3. Spending on Health Care for Uninsured Americans: How Much, and Who Pays?
- Uninsured People Use Less Medical Care Than Do Those with Coverage
- Out-of-Pocket Costs for Uninsured Individuals and Families
- Uncompensated Care to Uninsured Persons
- Who Bears the Costs of Uncompensated Care for Those Who Lack Coverage?
- Summary
- 4. Other Costs Associated with Uninsurance
- The Value Lost in Healthy Life Years
- Quality of Life and Security for Families
- Developmental Outcomes for Children
- Uninsurance and Public Programs
- Workforce Participation, Productivity, and Employers
- Health Systems Impacts
- Summary
- 5. The Cost of the Additional Care That the Uninsured Would Use If They Had Insurance Coverage
- Long and Marquis Estimates, 1994
- Miller, Banthin, and Moeller Estimates
- Hadley and Holahan Estimates
- Comparing Results
- Conclusion
- 6. Social and Economic Costs of Uninsurance in Context
- Summarizing Costs and Comparing Investments in Health
- Realizing Social Values and Ideals
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- A. Glossary
- B. Coverage Does Matter: The Value of Health Forgone by the Uninsured
- C. Biographical Sketches
- References