About the book
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. Its defeat, she says, gave rise to an uneven and inegalitarian system of medical coverage and helped shape the limits of American social policy for the rest of the century.
Hoffman examines each of the major combatants in the battle over compulsory health insurance. While physicians, employers, the insurance industry, and conservative politicians forged a uniquely powerful coalition in opposition to health insurance proposals, she shows, reformers' potential allies within women’s organizations and the labor movement were bitterly divided. Against the backdrop of World War I and the Red Scare, opponents of reform denounced government-sponsored health insurance as “un-American” and, in the process, helped fashion a political culture that resists proposals for universal health care and a comprehensive welfare state even today.
Editions of The Wages of Sickness
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807825884
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807849026
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807860724
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890871572
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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. Its defeat, she says, gave rise to an uneven and inegalitarian system of medical coverage and helped shape the limits of American social policy for the rest of the century.
Hoffman examines each of the major combatants in the battle over compulsory health insurance. While physicians, employers, the insurance industry, and conservative politicians forged a uniquely powerful coalition in opposition to health insurance proposals, she shows, reformers' potential allies within women’s organizations and the labor movement were bitterly divided. Against the backdrop of World War I and the Red Scare, opponents of reform denounced government-sponsored health insurance as “un-American” and, in the process, helped fashion a political culture that resists proposals for universal health care and a comprehensive welfare state even today.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Wages of Sickness about?
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. Its defeat, she says, gave rise to an uneven and inegalitarian system of medical coverage and helped shape the limits of American social policy for the rest of the century.
Hoffman examines each of the major combatants in the battle over compulsory health insurance. While physicians, employers, the insurance industry, and conservative politicians forged a uniquely powerful coalition in opposition to health insurance proposals, she shows, reformers' potential allies within women’s organizations and the labor movement were bitterly divided. Against the backdrop of World War I and the Red Scare, opponents of reform denounced government-sponsored health insurance as “un-American” and, in the process, helped fashion a political culture that resists proposals for universal health care and a comprehensive welfare state even today.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Wages of Sickness?
Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Popular medicine and health
Where can I read a sample of The Wages of Sickness?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807825884
How long is The Wages of Sickness and how many pages does it have?
The Wages of Sickness has 280 page(s)
Is The Wages of Sickness part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Studies in Social Medicine
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Wages of Sickness?
Beatrix Hoffman
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Wages of Sickness is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807825884) and paperback(ISBN 9780807849026) and ebook(ISBN 9780807860724) and pdf(ISBN 9798890871572)
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