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History and Health Policy in the United States - Putting the Past Back in (Paperback)
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History and Health Policy in the United States - Putting the Past Back in (Paperback)
Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series
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"This rich array of essays shows how the lens of history can
clarify contemporary health-policy dilemmas and enable the reader
to see ahead more clearly." --Harvey V. Fineberg, President,
Institute of Medicine "A refreshing antidote for those finding it
difficult to envision a better future for health care in America. .
. . This excellent book helps us all to better understand the
subtle relationship among values, institutions, economics, and
medicine that shapes our health system." --Stuart M. Butler, Vice
President for Domestic Policy, The Heritage Foundation "An
important book for those wrestling with the appropriate role of
markets in U.S. health policy." --Karen Davis, President, The
Commonwealth Fund In this book, seventeen leading scholars make the
case for the usefulness of history in evaluating and formulating
health policy today. In looking at issues as varied as the consumer
economy and the plight of the uninsured, the contributors uncover
the ways we think about technology, the role of government, and
contemporary medicine. They show how historical perspectives can
help policy makers avoid the pitfalls of partisan, outdated, or
merely fashionable approaches, as well as how knowledge of previous
systems can offer alternatives when policy directions seem unclear.
Rosemary A. Stevens is DeWitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar in
social medicine and public policy at Weill Cornell Medical College
and professor emerita of the history and sociology of science at
the University of Pennsylvania. Charles E. Rosenberg is a professor
of the history of science and Ernest E. Monrad Professor in the
social sciences at Harvard University. Lawton R. Burns is the James
Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Health Care Systems at the University of
Pennsylvania. A volume in the Critical Issues in Health and
Medicine series, edited by Rima D. Apple and Janet Golden
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