Universal Access to Health Care in America: A Moral and Medical Imperative

Editorials1 May 1990Universal Access to Health Care in America: A Moral and Medical ImperativeNorton J. Greenberger, MD, FACP, Nicholas E. Davies, MD, FACP, Edwin P. Maynard, MD, MACP, Ralph O. Wallerstein, MD, MACP, Eugene A. Hildreth, MD, FACP, Linda Hawes Clever, MD, FACPNorton J. Greenberger, MD, FACP, Nicholas E. Davies, MD, FACP, Edwin P. Maynard, MD, MACP, Ralph O. Wallerstein, MD, MACP, Eugene A. Hildreth, MD, FACP, Linda Hawes Clever, MD, FACPAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-9-637 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWith the twentieth century drawing to a close, internal medicine has the rare opportunity to lead the way in reforming our nation's health care system. As leaders of the American College of Physicians, we believe we must not let this opportunity pass. The growing needs of our patients and colleagues demand that we use all of our energies and resources to develop a better system, a system designed to improve the health of our nation in the twenty-first century. Patchwork reform is not enough; simple solutions will not suffice. Our problems are deep, complex, and growing more urgent daily. Solutions...References1. Jefferson T. Quotation inscribed on one of four panels on the walls of the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Google Scholar2. . Medical Care for the American People. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1932: XIX. [Final report.] Google Scholar3. Stevens R. In Sickness and In Wealth. American Hospitals in the Twentieth Century. New York: Basic Books, Inc; 1989:352. Google Scholar4. de Tocqueville A. Democracy in America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc; 1945:123. Google Scholar5. . Access to health care. Ann Intern Med. 1990;112:641-61. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByEffect of Formal Education Level on Measurement of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease ActivityWhat Residents Know About Health Care Reform and What We Should Teach ThemAnnals of Internal Medicine at Age 75: Reflections on the Past 25 YearsEdward J. Huth, MD and Kathleen Case, MSFuture of healthcare reform in the USA: lessons from abroadLa ética de las organizaciones sanitarias: el segundo estadio de desarrollo de la bioéticaPart II. Primary care for the medically underserved: Challenges and opportunitiesHealth Care Reform: An American ImperativeWillis C. Maddrey, MD, Rolf M. Gunnar, MD, Paul F. Griner, MD, James J. Bergin, MD, Clifton R. Cleaveland, MD, John R. Ball, MD, JDVeterans Health Care: Lessons for a National Health Care SystemCharles B. Smith, MD, Mark Wolcott, MDEthics and Equity in U.S. Health Care: The DataIndigent health care in emergency medicine: An academic perspectiveThe U.S. Healthcare System after NHI: Financial Ramifications for Providers and PersonnelThe Health Security Partnership: An Equitable, Pragmatic, and Passable National Health ProgramAccess to Health CareMarc Gourevitch, MD, Mack Lipkin Jr., MD, James A. Bryan, MDAccess to Health CareAmory M. Sommaripa, MD 1 May 1990Volume 112, Issue 9Page: 637-639KeywordsHealth care Issue Published: 1 May 1990 PDF DownloadLoading ...