{"product_id":"history-and-health-policy-in-the-united-states-putting-the-past-back-in-critical-issues-in-health-and-medicine-9780813538389","title":"History and Health Policy in the United States: Putting the Past Back In (Critical Issues in Health and Medicine)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn our rapidly advancing scientific and technological world  many take great pride and comfort in believing that we are on the threshold of new ways of thinking  living  and understanding ourselves. But despite dramatic discoveries that appear in every way to herald the future  legacies still carry great weight. Even in swiftly developing fields such as health and medicine  most systems and policies embody a sequence of earlier ideas and preexisting patterns.  In History and Health Policy in the United States  seventeen leading scholars of history  the history of medicine  bioethics  law  health policy  sociology  and organizational theory make the case for the usefulness of history in evaluating and formulating health policy today. In looking at issues as varied as the consumer economy  risk  and the plight of the uninsured  the contributors uncover the often unstated assumptions that shape the way we think about technology  the role of government  and contemporary medicine. They show how historical perspectives can help policymakers avoid the pitfalls of partisan  outdated  or merely fashionable approaches  as well as how knowledge of previous systems can offer alternatives when policy directions seem unclear.  Together  the essays argue that it is only by knowing where we have been that we can begin to understand health services today or speculate on policies for tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648206954549,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813538386","price":22.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813538389.jpg?v=1781712595","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/history-and-health-policy-in-the-united-states-putting-the-past-back-in-critical-issues-in-health-and-medicine-9780813538389","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}