Coverage denied : how health insurers drive inequality in the United States
Publication Information
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.
Physical Description
xvi, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"Tens of millions of medical claims are denied every year, yet little scholarly attention has been paid to their scale or impact on patients' health and financial security. Coverage Denied combines compelling patient and physician narratives with original survey data to show how denials deepen health and economic inequality"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
- The political origins of coverage denials
- Causes and types of coverage denials
- Whose coverage is denied?
- Prescriptions are a headache
- Coverage denials and cost shifting to patients
- Navigating red tape in modern medicine
- Who wins and loses appeals
- The special difficulties of mental health
- A path forward.