Chapter two of the 1973 book 1994: The World of Tomorrow
outlines health care predictions for the future: From time to
time, headlines announce the startling new developments in the
field of medicine such as: freezing people after death so that
they can be revived one hundred years later; and creating
"mechanical" men full of artificial replacements. Since few
serious prognosticators believe that any of these "medical
wonders" will actually occur in the near future, let's take a
look at what we can realistically expect to see in 1994: - The
practice of medicine directed toward the prevention, rather than
the treatment, of infectious diseases. - Health insurance for
every American. - Vaccinations to immunize children against
rheumatic fever. - The control, perhaps the prevention, of
hypertension by new drugs and chemicals. - Intensive coronary
care units in all hospitals for the treatment of acutely ill
patients. (The American Heart Association estimates that such
facilities could save some 50,000 heart patien