{"product_id":"the-peoples-hospital-hope-and-peril-in-american-medicine","title":"The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"compelling mixture of health care policy and gripping stories from the frontlines of medicine\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) explores the question: where does an uninsured person go when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital that prioritizes people over profit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen, a restaurant franchise manager, signed up for his company's lowest priced plan, only to find himself facing insurmountable costs after a cancer diagnosis. Christian is a young college student and retail worker who can't seem to get an accurate diagnosis, let alone treatment, for his debilitating knee pain. Geronimo, thirty-six years old, has liver failure, but his meager disability check disqualifies him for Medicaid--and puts a life-saving transplant just out of reach. Roxana, who's lived in the community without a visa for more than two decades, suffers from complications related to her cancer treatment. And, finally, there's Ebonie, a young mother whose high-risk pregnancy endangers her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether due to immigration status, income, or the vagaries of state Medicaid law, all five are denied access to care. For all five, this exclusion could prove life-threatening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach patient eventually lands at Ben Taub, the county hospital where Dr. Nuila has worked for over a decade. Nuila delves with empathy into the experiences of his patients, braiding their dramas into a singular narrative that contradicts the established idea that the only way to receive good health care is with good insurance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs readers follow the moving twists and turns in each patient's story, it's impossible to deny that our system is broken--and that Ben Taub's innovative model, where patient care is more important than insurance payments, could help light the path forward.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 150119805X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781501198052\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Nuila, Ricardo\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2024)","offer_id":46081806106821,"sku":"9781501198052","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781501198052.jpg?v=1776049609","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-peoples-hospital-hope-and-peril-in-american-medicine","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}