title: Why U.S. health care reform is so difficult.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Achenbaum
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D033161:Government Regulation; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States