Bibliograph

Mother of invention, how the government created free-market health care, Robert I. Field

Type

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Mother of invention, how the government created free-market health care, Robert I. Field

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mother of invention

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

854541739

Responsibility statement

Robert I. Field

Sub title

how the government created free-market health care

Summary

This book traces the government's role in building four key health care sectors into the financial powerhouses they are today: pharmaceuticals, hospitals, the medical profession, and private insurance. It traces their history, surveys their growth, and highlights some of their greatest success stories, which together reveal the indispensable role of public initiatives in contemporary private health care

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

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