title: NHI in crisis: politics, predictions, proposals.
abstract: Marked by intense feeling, the NHI debate has produced a crisis rhetoric that clouds the issues and misrepresents the state of medical care. Generated in response to the rhetoric, current NHI proposals fail to combat the central problem of rising health care costs. A promising approach combines a comprehensive insurance plan for preschool children with protection against financial catostrophe.
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D002648:Child; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007354:Insurance, Major Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009310:National Health Insurance, United States / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States