New to This Edition:

• New discussion of research on marriage and health as well as food deserts highlights the impact that marriage and urban vs. rural environments have on everyday health (Chapter 5)
• New coverage on medical students, faculty, sexual harassment in medical school, and medical school debt provides students with a deeper understanding of the issues facing doctors and why there is a shortage of family doctors in the U.S. (Chapter 7)
• Updated health and health care data on peer nations and new discussion of health and health care rankings of U.S. women provide a critical examination of the quality and cost of health care in the U.S. and its peer nations (Chapter 11)
• Enhanced examination of health insurance status and surprise medical billing, updated survey data on health care costs, and a new discussion of high deductibles emphasize the patient financial burden created by a private system of medicine (Chapter 12)
• Revised and updated discussion of the achievements and limitations of Obamacare, including new material on Medicaid expansion under Obamacare and efforts of the Trump administration to weaken Obamacare, provides coverage of recent policy changes (Chapter 13)