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Mother of invention : how the government created "free-market" health care /

Underlying America's robust private health care industry is an indispensible partner that has guided and supported it for over half a century: the government. This book demonstrates how government initiatives created American health care as we know it today and places the Obama plan in its true...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Field, Robert I. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Medical care > United States.
Medical care > Political aspects.
Health care reform > United States.
Health care reform.
Political science.
Politics, Practical.
Health Care Sector
Health Care Reform
Public-Private Sector Partnerships
Government
Services de santé > Réforme > États-Unis.
Services de santé > Réforme.
Institutions politiques.
Soins médicaux > Aspect politique.
governments (administrative bodies)
Politics, Practical
Political science
Health care reform
Medical care
Medical care > Political aspects
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Underlying America's robust private health care industry is an indispensible partner that has guided and supported it for over half a century: the government. This book demonstrates how government initiatives created American health care as we know it today and places the Obama plan in its true historical and political context.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199354528
0199354529