title: Changes in county hospitals during Sheldon's tenure.
abstract: Dramatic changes took place in county hospitals during Dr. Sheldon's tenure, 1964 to 1985. The primary impact came from Medicaid and Medicare legislation in 1965. The secondary impact came as the result of the drug culture entering American cities.
authors.affiliation: University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. fwilliamblaisdell@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: F William
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Blaisdell
mesh_terms: D003361:Cost Allocation; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006766:Hospitals, County / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008484:Medicaid / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011050:Policy Making; D014481:United States