title: Chains weigh on on access. The FAH joins the throng offering proposals to solve the uninsured crisis, but some say their plan lacks a key element.
abstract: Yet another proposal for covering the uninsured landed in the news last week, as the Federation of American Hospitals offered its plan, estimated to cost 115 dollar billion annually. While the plan drew some praise, others questioned its validity. "It's hard to take seriously a proposal that doesn't even attempt to address the fundamental issue of how all is this going to get paid for," says Susan Sherry, left.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Benko
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary; D007857:Leadership; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012954:Societies, Hospital; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*