The Evolution of Health Care in America

Michael J. Zinner; Kevin R. Loughlin

doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2008.08.005

The Evolution of Health Care in America

Michael J. Zinner, Kevin R. Loughlin

School of Medicine

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Abstract

The evolution of health care in America had its beginnings even before the founding of the nation. This article divides the evolution of American health care into six historical periods: (1) the charitable era, (2) the origins of medical education era, (3) the insurance era, (4) the government era, (5) the managed care era, and (6) the consumerism era.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Urologic Clinics of North America
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ucl.2008.08.005
State	Published - Feb 2009

Keywords

America
Evolution
Health care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Urology

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