Grow and hide : the history of America's health care state / Colleen M. Grogan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grogan, Colleen M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--United States--History.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

In 'Grow and Hide', Colleen M. Grogan details the history of the American health care state and argues that the public has been intentionally misled about the true role of government. The US created a publicly financed system while framing it as the opposite in what Grogan terms the 'grow-and-hide regime.' Today, the state's role is larger than ever, yet it remains largely hidden because stakeholders have repeatedly, and successfully, presented the illusion of minimal government involvement. As Grogan reveals if we want to fix care in America, we need to reimagine the way it is organized, prioritized, funded, and, perhaps most importantly, discussed.

Contents:

Cover

Grow and Hide

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: America's Expanding, Unequal, and Hidden Health Care State

Part I The Emergence of a Public Health Care State: 1860-​1930

1. A Conspicuous Public Health Care State: Science, Federalism, and the Voluntary Sector

2. Expanding Public Health Boundaries

3. Public Health Planning: Hope for a Unified Public-​Private System

Part II The Rise of Grow and Hide: 1930-​1965

4. The New Public Health Deal: An Alternative to Insurance

5. The Voluntary Approach Hides the Role of Government

6. Solidifying the Grow-​and-​Hide Approach

Part III The Consequences of Grow and Hide: 1965-​2020

7. Fragmentation: The Failure of Health Care Planning

8. Profiteering: The Hidden Financial Industry Takeover

9. Inequality: How Medicaid Is Designed to Grow and Hide

10. The ACA Embraces Grow and Hide

Conclusion: Possibilities for Change: Reveal and Mobilize

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 31, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Grogan, Colleen M. Grow and Hide

ISBN:

0-19-769156-0

0-19-769154-4

0-19-769155-2