Welfare Medicine in America
Subtitle: a Case Study of Medicaid
By: Rosemary A. Stevens
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781351299565
Subjects: Medicaid
Description: "The present study was undertaken for three reasons: Medicaid is a vital program-in the early 1970s it provided care for over one tenth of the American population. It is a huge program-in the same period it consumed over nine billion dollars of public funds. And Medicaid is, in many ways, the most direct involvement with the provision of medical care undertaken by either the federal government or the states. But until the publication of this book, Medicaid had not been studied in depth or in a systematic way. Welfare Medicine in America is the complete history of Medicaid. The authors carefully examine the program's historical antecedents, its strengths, and its weaknesses. In part one, "The Coming of Medicaid," the hows and whys of the establishment of Medicaid are discussed, as are the basic provisions of the program. In part two, "The Euphoric Demise: July 1965-January 1968," the focus is on how Medicaid is administered in the states. In part three, "The Storm: January 1968-July 1970," specific amendments to Medicaid, the costs involved, and other health programs are examined. And in part four, "Benign Neglect: July 1970-June 1973," the role of the courts in administering Medicaid, and its future, are the primary subjects. This history of Medicare, however, goes beyond the specific government program itself and offers a paradigm for inquiring into the problems of medical care in general and the nature and limitations of public medical services. Welfare Medicine in America is a profound analysis of Medicaid and welfare systems, and will be of great use to policymakers, students of welfare and government, and to those working within the medical profession."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part, I The Coming of Medicaid  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 1 Competing Welfare Philosophies and the Provision of Medical Care  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 2 Public and Political Concern with Medical Care  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 3 The Federal Role: An Aphilosophical Expansion  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 4 Basic Provisions of Medicaid  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: part, II The Euphoric Demise --; title: July 1965 -- January 1968  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 5 Implementation  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 6 The Beginning of Disillusion  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 7 Facilis Descensus Averno  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: part, III The Storm --; title: January 1968-July 1970  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 8 The Scene in Washington  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 9 The Scene at the State and Local Level  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 10 Costs, Successes, and Scapegoats  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 11 Reassessments  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: part, IV Benign Neglect --; title: July 1970-June 1973  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 12 Federal Administration  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 13 The States  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 14 New York, California, and Illinois  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 15 The Courts and the Congress  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter 16 Congress and the Future  -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens; title: chapter Epilogue -- Robert Stevens Rosemary Stevens Rosemary Stevens.