The 28th Amendment
Authors: Frank Davidoff
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Editorials20 April 1999The 28th AmendmentFrank Davidoff, MD and Robert D. Reinecke, MDFrank Davidoff, MDAmerican College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Davidoff)Jefferson Medical College; Philadelphia, PA 19107 (Reinecke) and Robert D. Reinecke, MDAmerican College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Davidoff)Jefferson Medical College; Philadelphia, PA 19107 (Reinecke)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-130-8-199904200-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The litany of U.S. health care woes is depressingly familiar: the only industrialized nation without universal access to health care; 44 million persons uninsured, most of them employed; one in every four Americans either uninsured or underinsured on any given day; an infant mortality rate higher than that of most other industrialized countries; decent care at the end of life increasingly unaffordable; a life expectancy ranking between 16th and 21st in the world (black men in Harlem are less likely to reach the age of 65 or even the age of 40 than are men in Bangladesh)—the list goes on. ...References1. 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Romano, MD, PhDThe 28th AmendmentRuric Anderson, MD 20 April 1999Volume 130, Issue 8Page: 692-694KeywordsComplex systemsFoodHealth careInfantsLegislationLife expectancyMedical servicesPrevention, policy, and public healthSocioeconomic statusTaste ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 20 April 1999 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...