War, Politics, and Philanthropy - by Richard Verville (Paperback)

About the Book

This book describes the development of this remarkable field of medical care from its inception in WWI and WWII, responding to the need for care and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers, disabled veterans, and members of the workforce, through its dramatic expansion during the 1...

Book Synopsis

This book describes the development of this remarkable field of medical care from its inception in WWI and WWII, responding to the need for care and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers, disabled veterans, and members of the workforce, through its dramatic expansion during the 1980s, as stimulated by the Medicare program.

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An absolutely brilliant compendium of history, medicine, politics, leadership and compassion. It adds great value to living with a disability in America today.

In my opinion, no book - even in the future - could be more comprehensive than this about the development of the specialty of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation...Richard Verville has written a book that will be the significant and accurate history of the growth of this innovative and much needed (though frequently ignored) field of medicine.

Verille provides an excellent account of the confluences that brought rehabilitation medicine into the forefront during the last century, and of the specialty's relevance to the 21st century. . . . This book tells a story that is not necessarily based on chance or vision, but rather on the serendipitous nature of history, along with a willingness to risk and collaborate. Those in medicine and allied health professions will find it an account well worth reading. Recommended.

About the Author

Richard Verville is a lawyer at the firm of Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville and has represented health care and rehabilitation medicine organizations for thirty-five years. He received the AMA Citation of Distinguished Service in 2004, the Gold Key Award of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine in 1979, the Kessler Institute Henry Kessler Human Dignity Award in 1997, and the American Diabetes Association Charles H. Best Award for Distinguished Service in 1988. He is the author of many journal articles on rehabilitation laws, legislation, policy, and history.