04437nam 22011532u 450 991045592950332120210113165830.00-8078-6072-7(CKB)111087027916548(EBL)413316(OCoLC)476236865(SSID)ssj0000268640(PQKBManifestationID)11222185(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268640(PQKBWorkID)10254302(PQKB)11197561(MiAaPQ)EBC413316(EXLCZ)9911108702791654820100913d2001|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Wages of Sickness[electronic resource] The Politics of Health Insurance in Progressive AmericaChapel Hill University of North Carolina Press20011 online resource (279 p.)Studies in Social MedicineDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-2588-3 Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Patchwork Protection: The Specter of Sickness and Poverty; 2. Crafting a Solution to the Sickness Problem: The American Association for Labor Legislation; 3. A Dose of Prussianism: European Origins and American Identities; 4. The Worst Insult to the Greatest Profession: Medical Practitioners and Health Insurance; 5. Moneyed Interests: Employers and Insurance Companies Against Compulsory Health Insurance; 6. The House of Labor Divided; 7. Insuring Maternity: Women's Politics and the Campaign for Health Insurance8. The Politics of DefeatEpilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; From 1915 to 1920, Progressive reformers led a spirited but unsuccessful crusade for compulsory health insurance in New York State. Beatrix Hoffman shows that this first health insurance campaign was a crucial moment in the creation of the American welfare state and health care system.Studies in Social MedicineHealth insuranceInsurance, HealthProgressivism (United States politics)BusinessSocial ScienceHealth insuranceHistory20th centuryUnited StatesProgressivism (United States politics)PoliticsInsurance, HealthSocial ConditionsHistory, 20th CenturySocioeconomic FactorsHistory, Modern 1601-SociologyInsuranceSocial SciencesAnthropology, Education, Sociology and Social PhenomenaPopulation CharacteristicsFinancing, OrganizedHistoryEconomicsHumanitiesHealth CareHealth Care Economics and OrganizationsHealth Insurance and Medicare Legislation - U.SHILCCLaw - U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCElectronic books.Health insurance.Insurance, Health.Progressivism (United States politics).Business.Social Science.Health insuranceHistoryProgressivism (United States politics)PoliticsInsurance, HealthSocial ConditionsHistory, 20th CenturySocioeconomic FactorsHistory, Modern 1601-SociologyInsuranceSocial SciencesAnthropology, Education, Sociology and Social PhenomenaPopulation CharacteristicsFinancing, OrganizedHistoryEconomicsHumanitiesHealth CareHealth Care Economics and OrganizationsHealth Insurance and Medicare Legislation - U.S.Law - U.S.Law, Politics & Government368.38200973368.4200973Hoffman Beatrix977703AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910455929503321The Wages of Sickness2227422UNINA