Engel Poor People's Medicine

Medicaid and American Charity Care since 1965
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8763-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 344 Seiten

A national and state-by-state history of public health options for the American poor.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Engel, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Krankenversicherung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix

1. Antecedents: Poverty and Early Poverty Care Programs 1

2. Precursors to Medicare and Medicaid 28

3. War on Poverty and the Genesis of Medicaid 44

4. Hard-to-Reach Groups 69

5. Redefining Health 92

6. Charity Care and Comprehensive Reform under Nixon 107

7. Health Planning and Community Medicine in the 1970’s 123

8. Health and Welfare Reform in the Carter White House 144

9. Block Grants and the New Federalism 163

10. Recovering the Cuts, Managed Care, and Comprehensive Bill 184

11. Managed Medicaid, AIDS, and the Clinton Health Bill 209

12. Afterword 244

Notes 253

Bibliography 289

Index 303

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Engel is Associate Professor and Chair of Public and Healthcare Administration at Seton Hall University.