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Based on fieldwork in Washington D.C, Navigating the Cultures of Health Care and Health Insurance analyses the use of the U.S. healthcare system by migrants from Germany, India and Japan.

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9781800083660

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'Highlights the importance of health research in the field of immigration' Journal of Economic Literature 'this book provides a novel set of findings and a main argument that will undoubtedly be of interest for public health and health-care policymakers and medical anthropologists and sociologists.' Sociology of Health and Illness 'Readers will gain insights warning them against assumptions that educational, economic, and employment status translate to ease of health-care system use within the complex US system' CHOICE

'Readers will gain insights warning them against assumptions that educational, economic, and employment status translate to ease of health-care system use within the complex US system' CHOICE

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Nina Zeldes is a medical anthropologist focusing on differences in health insurance and health care systems. She is currently a health researcher in Public Citizen’s Health Research Group working on health care policy, drug and medical device safety, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight.

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