The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The rise of a sovereign profession and the making of a vast industry
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Book Overview
"A monumental achievement" (New York Times) and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of the American health care system. Considered... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0465079350
ISBN13:9780465079353
Release Date:June 1984
Publisher:Basic Books
Length:528 Pages
Weight:1.61 lbs.
Dimensions:9.8" x 1.5" x 6.0"
Customer Reviews
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Why the US has a private health care system
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This Pulitzer Prize winning history of American Medicine does a lot to explain why the domain of public health is so small in the U.S., and why health in the U.S. is mostly a private, as opposed to public, matter. It takes some fortitude to get through, but it should be required reading for anyone who has ever wondered why, for better and for worse, the US is the only developed country that does not have social provision of medical care. Hint: It's not an accident. Recommended
Must reading for students of health care
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
I am on my third reading of this text and can honestly say that it stands out as being the definitive text on the history of health care delivery in this country. If you wish to understand why things are the way they are in the U.S. health care delivery system, this is where to start.
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