Single-Payer Reform
Authors: Gilead I. Lancaster, Joseph P. Drozda
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Letters3 October 2017Single-Payer ReformGilead I. Lancaster, MD and Joseph P. Drozda Jr., MDGilead I. Lancaster, MDFrom Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Mercy Health, St. Louis, Missouri.Search for more papers by this author and Joseph P. Drozda Jr., MDFrom Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Mercy Health, St. Louis, Missouri.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0324 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Despite Woolhandler and Himmelstein's claim that single-payer reform is “the only way to fulfill the president's pledge of more coverage, better benefits, and lower costs” (1), there is another, better option. The Expanding Medical and Behavioral Resources with Access to Care for Everyone (EMBRACE) (2) plan for single-system reform would not only accomplish these goals but also create an infrastructure that would allow the U.S. health care system to seamlessly integrate 21st-century technologies like electronic health information platforms and evidence-based practice guidelines (3). Furthermore, it would accomplish this by including robust participation from affordable private insurance. Because ...References1. Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU. Single-payer reform: the only way to fulfill the president's pledge of more coverage, better benefits, and lower costs. Ann Intern Med. 2017;166:587-8. [PMID: 28241256]. doi:10.7326/M17-0302 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Lancaster GI, O'Connell R, Katz DL, Manson JE, Hutchison WR, Landau C, et al; Healthcare Professionals for Healthcare Reform. The expanding medical and behavioral resources with access to care for everyone health plan. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:490-2. [PMID: 19258548] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Lancaster G, Drozda J. EMBRACE single system healthcare reform. The Hill. 27 February 2017. Accessed at www.thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/321284-embrace-single-system-healthcare-reform on 2 May 2017. Google Scholar4. Colombo F, Tapay N. Private health insurance in OECD countries: the benefits and costs for individuals and health systems. OECD Health Working Papers. Accessed at www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/33698043.pdf on 2 May 2017. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Mercy Health, St. Louis, Missouri.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L17-0324. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSingle-Payer Reform: The Only Way to Fulfill the President's Pledge of More Coverage, Better Benefits, and Lower Costs Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein Single-Payer Reform David Silverman Single-Payer Reform Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein Metrics 3 October 2017Volume 167, Issue 7Page: 526-527KeywordsArmed forcesDisclosureEvidence based medicineHealth careHealth information technologyHealth insurancePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPrevention, policy, and public healthQuality of life ePublished: 3 October 2017 Issue Published: 3 October 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...