{"product_id":"9780465093021","title":"The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Bancroft Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the C. Wright Mills Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, \u003ci\u003eThe Social Transformation of American Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. How did the financially insecure medical profession of the nineteenth century become a most prosperous one in the twentieth century? Why was national health insurance blocked? And why are corporate institutions taking over our medical care system today? Beginning in 1760 and coming up to the present day, renowned sociologist Paul Starr traces the decline of professional sovereignty in medicine, the political struggles over healthcare, and the rise of a corporate system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdated with a new preface and an epilogue analyzing developments since the early 1980s, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Transformation of American Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of our fraught healthcare system.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025385832688,"sku":"9780465093021","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780465093021_p0.jpg?v=1772805013","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780465093021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}