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Tables of Contents for Mama Might Be Better Off Dead
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
8
``Where crowded humanity suffers and sickens'': The Banes family and their neighborhood
9
16
The rigors of kidney dialysis for Robert Banes
25
19
Gaps in government insurance for Mrs. Jackson
44
16
Fitful primary care fails Mrs. Jackson
60
17
Mrs. Jackson's melancholy
77
16
The inner-city emergency room
93
18
One hospital's story: How treating the poor is ``bad'' for business
111
23
Who's responsible for Tommy Markham's health?
134
12
Jackie Banes's ``patient''
146
21
Empty promises: Preventive care for the Banes children
167
12
Robert Banes plays the transplant game
179
19
The Banes family and white doctors
198
15
Life-sustaining technology
213
19
Amazing grace
232
15
Epilogue
247
14
Appendix
261
2
Notes
263