Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
First Advisor
Betty LeMasters
Second Advisor
Gareth Gardiner
Third Advisor
Lynette Gerschefske
Abstract
Health care in America has grown predominately in response to both social and religious need. All though historically social position was the primary determinant of a patients ability to receive health care, today insurance plays a major role in ones ability to receive that care. This thesis will examine some of the social changes which have effected American hospital and its relation to the patients ability to pay .
Recommended Citation
Niehaus, Michael R., "The History of American Health Care" (1997). Theses. 1163.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1163
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