title: Principles of health care reform: an African-American perspective.
abstract: To protect the interests of underserved Americans, fair and rational health care reform must embrace 10 principles. These include universal and comprehensive coverage; mandatory cost containment; equity; freedom to change jobs or to relocate; high quality; reduced paperwork; primary care; help for the underserved; consumer-oriented care; and fair financing.
authors.affiliation: Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Conyers
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