Author

Publication

1977 - Microfilming Corporation of America

Language

English

Word Count

72,500 words, Guess

Page Count

290 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number76047504

Classifications

  • LCCRA410.53

Description

Public health specialist, medical economist. Topics include: early interest in health insurance; teaching at University of Chicago and service on Chicago Board of Health, 1923-1929; Committee on Costs of Medical Care; effect of recommendation for group practice and group payment; voluntary vs. compulsory insurance; New Deal and background of Social Security legislation; Technical Committee and Advisory Council, Committee on Economic Security; Social Security Board, 1936; National Health Survey, 1935-1936; National Health Conference, 1938; Technical Committee on Medical Care; legislative efforts to explore and expand role of federal government in health insurance. Impressions of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins, Frances Perkins, Arthur Altmeyer, Edgar Sydensticker, and many others.

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