3. Medicare, Hospitals, and “the Gold at Fort Knox”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Abbreviations Used in Text ix
4. Introduction. Crisis in the Hospital City—and the Health Care Nation 1
5. PART I. BUILDING THE HOSPITAL CITY
6. 1. The Public Foundations of the Hospital City 15
7. 2. Urban Renewal in the Hospital City 30
8. 3. Medicare, Hospitals, and “the Gold at Fort Knox” 61
9. 4. Johns Hopkins in the Hospital Metropolis 82
10. PART II. LIVING WITH THE HOSPITAL CITY
11. 5. The Hospital City and the National Health Insurance Struggle 111
12. 6. Wages, Jobs, and Cost in the Hospital City 127
13. 7. Hospital Cost Control in Maryland 149
14. 8. To Stay or Go, and How to Pay for It 164
15. PART III. COSTS OF THE HOSPITAL CITY
16. 9. “The Dream Shall Never Die” . . . but It May Be Compromised 193
17. 10. “A New Emphasis on Market Strategies” 223
18. 11. Markets, Medicaid, and Mergers 249
19. Conclusion. Reform in the Hospital City—and the Health Care Nation 271
20. Abbreviations Used in Notes 287
21. Notes 293
22. Index 353
23. Acknowledgments 377