Access to Health Care
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Position Paper1 May 1990Access to Health CareExecutive SummaryAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-9-641 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe American College of Physicians believes that there is an increasingly urgent need to address a growing national problem, that of many Americans lacking access to health care. Spiraling increases in health care costs are reducing access to health services, especially for those without health insurance protection or the financial means to pay. Cost containment actions are increasingly undermining the basic infrastructure on which delivery of services depends-facilities and personnel. Further, many of these cost containment actions are eroding the ability of physicians to provide optimum care for their patients.Problems Faced by Patients and Physicians in the Present System This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *This paper was authored by Jack A. Ginsburg and Deborah M. Prout and was developed for the Health and Public Policy Committee by the State Health Policy Subcommittee and the Health Care Professions Subcommittee. Members of the Health Care Professions Subcommittee were: F. Daniel Duffy, MD, Chair; Robert A. Berenson, MD; John Noble, MD; John R. Hogness, MD; Walter W. Karney, MD; Gerald E. Thompson, MD. Members of the State Health Policy Subcommittee were: Donald I. Feinstein, MD, Chair; Robert B. Copeland, MD; William O. McMillan Jr, MD; John T. Harrington, MD; Cecil O. Samuelson, MD; Stewart E. Dadmun, MD. Members of the Health and Public Policy Committee were Paul F. Griner, MD, Chair; Thomas P. Almy, MD; Donald I. Feinstein, MD; H. Denman Scott, MD; Quentin D. Young, MD; F. Daniel Duffy, MD; Lockhart B. McGuire, MD; Lynn B. Tepley, MD; Richard G. Farmer, MD; John M. 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Hildreth, MD, FACP, Linda Hawes Clever, MD, FACP 1 May 1990Volume 112, Issue 9Page: 641-644KeywordsHealth careHealth care policyHealth insuranceMedical servicesPatientsPrevention, policy, and public healthPublic policy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1990 Copyright & Permissions© 1990 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...