Health and Zionism
The Israeli Health Care System, 1948-1960 (Rochester Studies in Medical History)
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Word Count
80,500 words, Guess
Page Count
322 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-101580462790
- ISBN-139781580462792
- Goodreads1776216
- Library of Congress Control Number2008010463
- OCLC Control Number213223515
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781580462792
- Open LibraryOL12276452M
Classifications
- LCCRA395.I75S48 2008
- LCCRA395.I75 S48 2008
Description
The author investigates the political and social forces that influenced Israel's health care system and policy during the early years of state building. Among the struggles Shvarts explores in this penetrating study are the debate over immigration health policy and the Law of Return, enacted in 1950; the battles over universal health care between the Workers' Health Fund and the Israeli government led by prime minister Ben Gurion; the urgent organization of military medical services during wartime; and the contested establishment of renown civilian medical facilities. These early conflicts have had far-reaching implications that continue to be felt throughout Israeli society. While many European countries successfully established unified, state-run health care systems, Israel's political rivalries and social turbulence gave rise to a m'elange of "sick funds," large and small, public and private, that influence and complicate the delivery of health care to this day. This book sheds light on the major conflicts, leaders, and historic events that shaped the current Israeli health care system, and has relevance to developing health care systems worldwide.
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