The article reports on the issue regarding the question if G. Esping-Anderson's liberal regime is adequate in terms of health care in the U.S., Great Britain, and in Canada. This liberal regime cluster is inaccurate when applied to the delivery and coverage of health care. Both Canada and Great Britain provide its citizens with a highly decommodified Public Health Program. While in the U.S., citizens are its commodities.
*PEDIATRICS, *MEDICAL care, *PUBLIC health, *TERMINALLY ill, *HUMAN services, HOSPITAL care evaluation
Abstract
Editorial. Offers a look at how personal feelings affect an individual's reading of a medical journal. Discussion of a paper by Jack Wennberg in the March 13, 2004 issue regarding death in highly respected American hospitals; Use of healthcare resources in the best hospitals in America; Reference to a paper in the same issue by Chibuzo Odigwe that claims children in Great Britain often feel ignored by the British National Health Service; Communication between children patients and physicians.