title: The prospects for national health insurance reform.
abstract: This article explores the unequal access to health care in the context of efforts by the American Medical Association (AMA) and its allies to maintain a market-maximizing health care system. The coalition between the AMA and its traditional allies is breaking down, in part, because of converging developments creating an atmosphere which may be more conducive to national health care reform and the development of a reformed health care delivery system that will be accessible, adequate, and equitable in meeting the health care and related social service needs of the American people.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work and Community Planning, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Belcher
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Palley
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D012947:Social Work / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States