The Health Care Mess

How We Got Into It and What It Will Take To Get Out

Julius B. Richmond

Rashi Fein

Foreword by Jimmy Carter

    Foreword by Jimmy Carter

    Introduction

    Part I. The Early Years (1900-1965)

    1. The Educational and Scientific Revolution: Higher Standards and Changing Priorities

    2. The Consumer Revolution: Increasing Access to Medical Care

    Part II. In the Wake of Medicare and Medicaid (1965-1985)

    3. Emerging Tensions between Regulation and Market Forces: Dealing with Growth

    4. Education for the Health Professions: The Impact of Growth

    Part III. Moving to the Present (1985-2005)

    5. The Entrepreneurial Revolution: A Changing Face for Medicine

    6. Beyond the Dollars: Progress in Health and the Role of Public Health

    Part IV. Anticipating the Next Revolution (2005 and Beyond)

    7. Medical Challenges and Opportunities

    8. Increasing Equity: Achieving Universal Health Insurance

    Notes

    Index

  • Cover: The Health Care Mess
  • A photo of the author

Julius Richmond, MD (left) and Professor Rashi Fein (right), photo by Liza Green, HMS Media Services, copyright 2004 President and Fellows of Harvard College, all rights reserved

Julius B. Richmond, M.D, is a founder of Head Start and the former Surgeon General under President Jimmy Carter. He is currently the John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Rashi Fein, Ph.D., is Professor of Medical Economics, Emeritus, at Harvard Medical School, and the author of Medical Care, Medical Costs: The Search for a Health Insurance Policy.

Jimmy Carter is Former President of the United States and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.