Remaking the American Patient: How Madison Avenue and Modern Medicine Turned Patients into Consumers
Nancy Tomes
In a work that spans the twentieth century, Nancy Tomes questions the popular - and largely unexamined - idea that in order to get good health care, people must learn to shop for it. Remaking the American Patient explores the consequences of the consumer economy and American medicine having come of age at exactly the same time.
Award History
1 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft PrizeMajor | 2017 | Winner | Official source |
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01 Central figures
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03 Suggested argument
The book argues that good health care does not require people to learn to shop for it; it links the rise of American medicine and the consumer economy to turning patients into consumers.
Model confidence 72%
04 Reading orientation
56 / 100 academicTrade / academic crossover
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