Health care civil rights : how discrimination law fails patients / Anna Kirkland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The Hope of Health Care Civil Rights -- Health Care Civil Rights : Set Up to Fail -- How Health Care Civil Rights Became Patient Experience -- How Insurance Companies Broker Health Care Civil Rights -- How Conservatives Oppose Health Care Civil Rights -- Realizing Health Care Civil Rights -- Conclusion : How to Strengthen Health Care Civil Rights.

Focusing on the provision of gender-affirming care, Health Care Civil Rights analyzes the difficulties and potential of discrimination law in healthcare settings. The application of civil rights law could be a powerful response to health inequalities in the US, but conservative challenges and the complex and fragmented nature of our health care system have limited the real-world success of this strategy. Revealing deep divides and competing interests that reverberate through patient experiences, insurance claims, and courtroom arguments, Anna Kirkland explains what health care civil rights are, how they work in theory and practice, and how to strengthen them.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.