title: A review of data on the U.S. health sector Fall 2002.
abstract: This report presents information on the state of U.S. health care in mid-2002. It provides data on the uninsured and underinsured and their difficulties in finding health care; the increasing costs of care; health, social, and economic inequalities; and the role of corporate money in health care. Information is also presented on mental health care, the hospital and pharmaceutical industries, Medicare HMOs, and the state of nursing. The author then provides updates on Congressional activity and the results of polls on matters of health, and some data on health care systems elsewhere in the world.
authors.affiliation: Physicians for a National Health Program, Chicago, IL 60602, USA. pnhp@aol.com
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hellander
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D017048:Health Care Costs; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011057:Politics; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States