Grow & hide: the history of America's health care state

America's expanding, unequal and hidden health care state

The emergence of a public health care state: 1860-1930

A conspicuous public health care state

Expanding the boundaries of public health

Public health planning: hope for a unified public-private system

The rise of grow & hide: 1930-1965

The new public health deal

The voluntary way hides the role of government

Solidifying the grow and hide approach

The consequences of grow & hide: 1965-2020

Fragmentation: the failure of health care planning

Profiteering: the hidden financial industry takeover

Inequality: how Medicaid is designed to grow and hide

The ACA embraces grow & hide

Possibilities for change.