Series II. Writings and Publications, 1951-2012, undated., 1951-2012
Scope and Contents
Consists of annotated and unannotated manuscript drafts, reprints, newspaper and journal clippings, typed lectures, and related correspondence generated and compiled by Rashi Fein as a product of his writing, public speaking, and publishing activities. Writings and publications are primarily articles, lectures, and editorials concerning various areas in medical economics, including: health care costs and cost inflation; healthcare financing, including cost sharing, single-payer financing, and income tax credit financing; equity and access in health services; regionalization of healthcare services; national and universal health insurance; Medicare and Medicaid; medical manpower supply and distribution; and regulation versus competition in healthcare management and financing. Subject areas also include: financing of medical education and biomedical research; quality, productivity, and efficiency of healthcare services; geriatric care; the healthcare policies of various United States Presidential administrations; and the relative incomes and social positions of African Americans. Series also contains published hearings and discussions before the United States Congress, concerning health care financing and national health insurance; and manuscript drafts and publication correspondence for Fein’s books, including Financing Medical Education: An Analysis of Alternative Policies and Mechanisms (1971) with Gerald I. Weber, The Health Care Mess: How We Got Into It and What it Will Take to Get Out (2005) with Julius B. Richmond; and Learning Lessons: Medicine, Economics, and Public Policy (2010).
Dates
- Creation: 1951-2012
Language of Materials
Papers are predominantly in English. Some correspondence and reprints are in French and Japanese.
Physical Description
3 cubic feet in 4 records center cartons, and 1 half-legal size document box.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Access to Harvard University records is restricted for 50 years from the date of creation. These restrictions are noted where they appear in Series I and III. Access to personal and student information is restricted for 80 years from the date of creation. These restrictions are noted where they appear in Series I, III, and IV. Researchers may apply for access to restricted records. Consult Public Services for further information.
The Papers are stored offsite. Researchers are advised to consult Public Services for further information concerning retrieval of material.
Extent
12.26 cubic feet (12 records center cartons, 1 legal size document box, and 1 half legal size document box)Arrangement
Series II is arranged in three subseries: A. Numbered Publications, 1951-2000, undated; B. Numbered Unpublished Writings, 1963-1994, undated; and C. Unnumbered Writings and Publications, 1951-2012, undated.
Creator
- From the Collection: Fein, Rashi. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.