title: Health care reform: what it might mean to urban public hospitals.
abstract: Health care reform proposals may affect public hospitals in a number of ways. To insure that such proposals benefit the underserved communities within which public hospitals operate, reform initiatives should be evaluated against 10 criteria that emphasize prevention and primary care, community health education, cost control, tort reform, and community values.
authors.affiliation: Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30335.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005845:Georgia; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009310:National Health Insurance, United States / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States