a history of reform, reaction, and money in American medicine Swenson, Peter A. creator text bibliography ctu 2021 monographic eng xvii, 564 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Meticulously tracing the dramatic conflicts both inside organized medicine and between the medical profession and the larger society over quality, equality, and economy in health care, Peter A. Swenson illuminates the history of American medical politics from the late nineteenth century to the present. This book chronicles the role of medical reformers in the progressive movement around the beginning of the twentieth century and the American Medical Association's dramatic turn to conservatism later. Addressing topics such as public health, medical education, pharmaceutical regulation, and health-care access, Swenson paints a disturbing picture of the entanglements of medicine, politics, and profit seeking that explain why the United States remains the only economically advanced democracy without universal health care. Swenson does, however, see a potentially brighter future as a vanguard of physicians push once again for progressive reforms and the adoption of inclusive, effective, and affordable practices. The American medical disorder -- Drug problems -- Public health and the body politic -- Schooling physicians -- Reactionary turn and beyond. Peter A. Swenson. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Medical policy United States Medicine Political aspects United States Health care reform United States Politique sanitaire États-Unis Médecine Aspect politique États-Unis Services de santé Réforme États-Unis Health care reform Medical policy Medicine Political aspects United States Duplicado 362.10973 0300257406 9780300257403 2021932828 YDX 210214 20260128154835.0 21904153 eng