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.
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Table of Contents:

What's private about the free market?
The government and the private market in health care
How the government created the pharmaceutical industry
How the government created the hospital industry
How the government created the medical profession
How the government created private health insurance
The distinctively American system that the government created
Health reform, government initiative, and the future of American health care.