title: Why can't America deliver on reform? Roadblocks need to be overcome to address problems.
authors.affiliation: Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL, USA.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.affiliation: Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards