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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 305.9610973 EAN: 9780465079353 ISBN: 0465079350 Label: Basic Books Manufacturer: Basic Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 528 Publication Date: June 04, 1984 Publisher: Basic Books Studio: Basic Books Editorial Review: Product Description: Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries. Average Rating:
 Rating: - The best analysis on american health careThe evolution of American medicine is a fascinating story and it is told very well. The analysis is excellent and this really provides a great perspective about how the US got to the corporate system we are now on. I wish there would be an update that would take us from 1980-2000. The debate over how socialized medicine did not take root is very interesting and well done in the book. If you are getting started or an expert this book has something for everyone. Highly recommend for those who are ... Read More Rating: - So much information, but with an analysis that makes the point!This is a must read for understanding American medicine. It actually has a straightforward point of view in its focus on the autonomy and status of the medical profession and the distinguishing feature in the evolution of health care institutions. The role of the medical profession in health care is unique in our society and this books historically follows how the profession has used its position to counter capital enterprise and public programs to meet pressing social needs. He makes clear that ... Read More Rating: - Excellent bookI highly recommend this book to anyone in the health care industry or anyone interested in the history of American medicine. Starr basically explores why/how physicians so powerful politically, socially, and economically. GREAT BOOK! Rating: - Great history of American medicineFor anyone interested in the healthcare as a profession or area of study, I can't recommend this book highly enough. Despite the 20 years since its publication, Paul Starr's Pulitzer prize winner is still relevant today and in retrospect his projections made of the future of healthcare in America are surpisingly prescient. The first book describes the development of the medical profession in early America providing a fascinating look at the social evolution of American society. The second ... Read More Rating: - Blame it on the AMAThis book traces the evolution of America's disjointed healthcare system, from the horror of the early hospitals to the formation of the medical profession. It also explains how, as the early profession was fighting for the right to exist, it took virtual possession of the rest of the healthcare system. Every Democratic president since FDR has attempted some type of major healthcare reform, only to be opposed by the American Medical Association (AMA) because organized doctorhood thought it had too much ... Read More |
