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Burdens of War : Creating the United States Veterans Health System /

"During and after World War I, policy makers, soldiers, and veterans laid the groundwork for the extension of government-sponsored medical care to millions of former service members. In the process, they built a pillar of the American welfare state. Legislation and rehabilitation plans formulat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adler, Jessica L., 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • a solemn obligation: war, and federally sponsored health care vi
  • An extra-hazardous occupation: preparing for the health outcomes of war
  • A stupendous task: dynamics and challenges of domestic military health care
  • War was hell but the after-war effects were 'heller': an Army responsibility becomes a societal obligation
  • The debt we owe them: advocating, funding, and planning for veterans' health Care
  • One of the epochs of veteran relief: creating and growing the Veterans' Bureau and its hospitals
  • The scope of the scheme is widened: experiencing and entrenching a federal health system
  • State medicine: enduring under fire
  • Conclusion: A huge policy success story? The legacy of Great War health policy.