By Joel S. Weissman and Arnold M. Epstein. 192 pp. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. $40 (cloth); $14.95 (paper). ISBN 0-8018-4865-2 (cloth)
Weissman and Epstein's Falling through the Safety Net is a comprehensiveand scholarly review of health insurance as a determinant inthe use of health care resources and health status. The bookalso contains an excellent discussion of the major methodologicproblems in conducting research on the extent and effects ofinsurance coverage. The authors are eminently qualified forthis task, given their distinction as policy-oriented, rigorousscientists who have studied the links between the lack of privateinsurance, health, and health care. The book makes an importantcontribution to the literature on access to care and will beespecially . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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