Congress and the emergence of public health policy.
Significant changes are occurring in the health care system in the United States, but the direction of change is unclear. This article examines public health policy and argues that Congress may revive national health insurance plans to ensure equal access to care, while achieving more control over government expenditures.
D003363:Cost Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009310:National Health Insurance, United States; D011057:Politics; D012922:Social Change; D014481:United States