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Envisioning a Better U.S. Health Care System for All: Coverage and Cost of Care.
- Source :
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Annals of internal medicine [Ann Intern Med] 2020 Jan 21; Vol. 172 (2 Suppl), pp. S7-S32. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper is part of the American College of Physicians' policy framework to achieve a vision for a better health care system, where everyone has coverage for and access to the care they need, at a cost they and the country can afford. Currently, the United States is the only wealthy industrialized country that has not achieved universal health coverage. The nation's existing health care system is inefficient, unaffordable, unsustainable, and inaccessible to many. Part 1 of this paper discusses why the United States needs to do better in addressing coverage and cost. Part 2 presents 2 potential approaches, a single-payer model and a public choice model, to achieve universal coverage. Part 3 describes how an emphasis on value-based care can reduce costs.
- Subjects :
- Health Services Needs and Demand
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Models, Economic
Societies, Medical
United States
Delivery of Health Care economics
Health Care Reform economics
Health Policy economics
Health Services Accessibility economics
Insurance, Health economics
Universal Health Insurance economics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-3704
- Volume :
- 172
- Issue :
- 2 Suppl
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of internal medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31958805
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7326/M19-2415