A fluent and immensely readable chronology, minutely referenced, instructive and ruefully entertaining. . . . [The] last chapter is a particular tour de force, a virtuoso summary of our present circumstances as we find ourselves both far better off, healthwise, than we have ever been and yet somehow right back where we began"—<i>New York Times</i><br /><br />"This fascinating book . . . will intrigue health care professionals and policymakers as well as interested lay readers."—<i>Library Journal</i>, starred review<br /><br />"A sweeping book that is thoughtfully researched and meticulously documented . . . [and] disproves several reigning myths about the current culture of medicine in the United States."—<i>Health Affairs</i><br /><br />"Casts the history of American medicine in a new light and helps explains the roots of contemporary patients' and physicians' predicaments."—<i>American Historical Review</i><br /><br />"Tomes successfully derives valuable insights into current concerns from her historical analysis of the fading distinction between medical professionalism and commerce."—<i>CHOICE</i><br /><br />"An even-handed account, noting that patients have long maintained unrealistic expectations of medicine, fueled in turn by advertising puffery."—<i>Bulletin of the History of Medicine</i><br /><br />"Tomes is the first to longitudinally examine patient consumerism—and the capacity of laypeople to stand back, examine, and critique medical care--from the 19th century to the present day."—<i>Perspectives in Biology and Medicine</i><br /><br />"Strongly recommended for scholars of medical history, for use in graduate and advanced undergraduate classes, and for anyone interested in health care reform."—<i>Canadian Journal of History</i><br /><br />"This is truly a comprehensive and detailed analysis of twentieth-century healthcare. . . . <i>Remaking the American Patient</i> is a wonderful book; having the opportunity to review it in the midst of some of the most vitriolic political debate about health care in modern memory was a distinct pleasure."—Charlotte Borst, <i>Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences </i><br /><br />"All this is written in a vivid and engaging style, which makes a complex history easily available to lay readers and satisfying for specialists. Tomes moves with ease between pithy anecdotes, artifacts of popular culture, vignettes of earnest advocates or self-righteous doctors, and the high politics of health care. The result is a narrative with pace and direction."—<i>Reviews in History</i>