Hellander Ida
Physicians for a National Health Program, Chicago, IL 60602, USA.
Int J Health Serv. 2003;33(1):173-92. doi: 10.2190/N5D6-NTY5-NT5F-61GT.
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.
本报告展示了2002年年中美国医疗保健状况的相关信息。它提供了关于未参保和参保不足人群及其在获取医疗保健方面所面临困难的数据；医疗成本的不断上升；健康、社会和经济方面的不平等；以及企业资金在医疗保健中的作用。报告还介绍了心理健康护理、医院和制药行业、医疗保险健康维护组织（Medicare HMOs）以及护理状况。作者随后提供了国会活动的最新情况以及关于健康问题的民意调查结果，还有世界其他地区医疗保健系统的一些数据。
