Beginnings Count: The Technological Imperative in American Health Care

Rothman DJ. 189 pages. New York: Oxford Univ Pr; 1997. $24.95. ISBN 0195111184. Order phone 800-451-7556.

Field of medicine: History of medicine and public policy.

Format: Hardcover book.

Audience: Medical professionals and lay readers interested in the historical roots of contemporary dilemmas about health insurance, managed care, and the role of the federal government in U.S. health care.

Purpose: To trace the ways in which the middle-class demand for …