structure of the American Healthcare System has long been a topic of much debate. The purpose of this discussion is to trace the evolution of the structure of the American system delivery service. We will begin with a timeline of the healthcare system. We will then examine the evolution of the structure of the healthcare delivery system.

Timeline

According to a timeline created by PBS the evolution of healthcare delivery services has been dramatic. At the start of the 20th century the American medical Association becomes a very important organization for doctors. In the ten years between 1900 and 1910 the membership of the American Medical Association goes from 8,000 to 70,000. It is during this time frame that the AMA gained a tremendous amount of respect and physicians focused on ways to deliver organized medicine to Americans. ("Healthcare Crisis: Healthcare crisis")

During the ten-year span between 1900 and 1910,...
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