title: Will healthcare reform actually occur in the US?
abstract: Healthcare in the US is currently in a state of chaos. Not only does a large percentage of the population lack health coverage, but overall we are increasingly paying more and more for what in comparison to other countries is a decreasing quality of healthcare. This article describes a few of the factors that compose the context both of current healthcare strategies in the US and of barriers to the creation of a true healthcare system. Accomplishing this goal will require unprecedented bipartisan cooperation of both the Obama administration and Congress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA. tcreer@comcast.net
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Creer
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D014481:United States