Wages of Sickness: The Politics of Health Insurance in Progressive America

(Part of the Studies in Social Medicine Series)

by Beatrix Hoffman

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The Clinton administration's failed health care reform was not the first attempt to establish government-sponsored medical coverage in the United States. From 1915 to 1920, Progressive reformers led a spirited but ultimately unsuccessful crusade for compulsory health insurance in New York State. Beatrix Hoffman argues that this first health insurance campaign was a crucial moment in the creation of the American welfare state and health care system...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0807825883

ISBN13:9780807825884

Release Date:January 2001

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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