The Safety-Net Health Care System: Health Care at the Margins

This is the only book currently available that fully addresses all aspects of the safety net for healthcare. Score: 96, 4 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews

[T]his complex treatment of a complex topic represents a valuable contribution to the health services literature.--INQUIRY

The Safety-Net Health Care System offers a road map to help safety-net providers overcome personal prejudices, understand why certain patients become difficult or fail to adhere to treatment, and deal with the stress of working in safety-net environments.--Health Affairs

A unique and authoritative guide to the US safety-net health care system, this book addresses how various populations and their difficult health and socio-economic issues are dealt with and impacted by the system. Drs. Gunnar Almgren and Taryn Lindhorst, experts in the fields of social work and public health, provide critical, much-needed insight into the safety-net system and how the recession, unemployment, and reform have accelerated its growth.

Includes narratives from patients and caregivers that help readers understand and empathize with the poor, homeless, and other vulnerable populations affected by the safety-net system Discusses various health issues, including: violence, chronic diseases, mental illness, victimization, and substance abuse/addiction Examines overlaps in US public health, social work, nursing, and medical education Analyzes the differences between the populations that depend on safety-net system providers and more advantaged populations that have access to the mainstream health care system