{"product_id":"history-and-health-policy-in-the-united-states-putting-the-past-back-in-paperback-softback-9780813538389","title":"History and Health Policy in the United States; Putting the Past Back in (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813538389","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory and Health Policy in the United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePutting the Past Back in\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRosemary A. Stevens (Edited by), Charles E. Rosenberg (Edited by), Lawton R. Burns (Edited by), David Mechanic (Foreword by), Rosemary A. Stevens (Introduction by), Charles E. Rosenberg (Contributions by), Rosemary A. Stevens (Contributions by), Nancy Tomes (Contributions by), Gerald Markowitz (Contributions by), David Rosner (Contributions by), David Mechanic (Contributions by), Beatrix Hoffman (Contributions by), Lawton R. Burns (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813538389\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.539 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e - Harvey V. Fineberg (President, Institute of Medicine) \u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e - Harvey V. Fineberg (President, Institute of Medicine) \u003cdiv\u003eThis is an important book for those wrestling with the appropriate role of markets in U.S. health policy because it helps to explain why the U.S. doesn't achieve a high performance health system that generates value for money spent.\u003c\/div\u003e - Karen Davis (President, The Commonwealth Fund) \u003cdiv\u003eA refreshing antidote for those finding it difficult to envision a better future for health care in America because they are trapped in the present. By focusing on history, this excellent book helps us all to better understand the subtle relationship between values, institutions, economics, and medicine that shapes our health system.\u003c\/div\u003e - Stuart M Butler (Vice-President for Domestic Policy, The Heritage Foundation)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn our rapidly advancing scientific and technological world, many take great pride and comfort in believing that we are on the threshold of new ways of thinking, living, and understanding ourselves. But despite dramatic discoveries that appear in every way to herald the future, legacies still carry great weight. Even in swiftly developing fields such as health and medicine, most systems and policies embody a sequence of earlier ideas and preexisting patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn History and Health Policy in the United States, seventeen leading scholars of history, the history of medicine, bioethics, law, health policy, sociology, and organizational theory 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, risk, and the plight of the uninsured, the contributors uncover the often unstated assumptions that shape the way we think about technology, the role of government, and contemporary medicine. They show how historical perspectives can help policymakers 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, the essays argue that it is only by knowing where we have been that we can begin to understand health services today or speculate on policies for tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword by David Mechanic\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by Rosemary A. Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Actors and Interpretations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1 - Anticipated Consequences: Historians, History, and Health Policy by Charles E. Rosenberg\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2 - The More Things Stay the Same the More They Change: The Odd Interplay between Government and Ideology in the Recent Political History of the U.S. Health-Care System by Lawrence D. Brown\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3 - Medical Specialization as American Health Policy: Interweaving Public and Private Roles by Rosemary A. Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Rhetoric, Rights, Responsibilities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 - Patients of Health-Care Consumers? Why the History of Contested Terms Matters by Nancy Tomes\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5 - The Democratization of Privacy: Public-Health Surveillance and Changing Conceptions of Privacy in Twentieth-Century America by Amy L. Fairchild\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6 - Building a Toxic Environment: Historical Controversies over the Past and Future of Public Health by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Priorities and Politics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7 - Situating Health Risks: An Opportunity for Disease-Prevention Policy by Robert A. Aronowitz\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8 - The Jewel in the Federal Crown? History, Politics, and the National Institutes of Health by Robert Cook-Deegan and Michael McGeary\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9 - A Marriage of Convenience: The Persistent and Changing Relationship between Long-Term Care and Medicaid by Colleen M. Grogan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Policy Management and Results\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10 - Rhetoric, Realities, and the Plight of the Mentally Ill in America by David Mechanic and Gerald N. Grob\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11 - Emergency Rooms: The Reluctant Safety Net by Beatrix Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12 - Policy Implications of Hospital System Failures: The Allegheny Bankruptcy by Lawton R. Burns and Alexandra P. Burns\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13 - The Rise and Decline of the HMO: A Chapter in U.S. Health-Policy History by Bradford H. Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559285092632,"sku":"9780813538389","price":25.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-and-health-policy-in-the-united-states-putting-the-past-back-in-paperback-softback-9780813538389","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}