Nichols A W
J Fam Pract. 1981 Mar;12(3):533-8.
While the concept of a "right to health care" has been evolving in the United States, this should be distinguished from "the right to health," guaranteed in the constitutions of many socialist countries. In an effort to promote "quality of life" for their citizens, governments can, and do provide health care, but this does not always lead to health. In so doing, governments open access to care for those previously underserved--or unserved. For the United States at this time the goal becomes one of assuring equity, which will likely be achieved by locally based private and/or governmental entities, federated for greater efficiency and regulated by federal and state governments. Such programs will be staffed by a new breed of physician, the medical student of today.
在美国，“医疗保健权”的概念一直在演变，但这应与许多社会主义国家宪法所保障的“健康权”区分开来。为了提高公民的“生活质量”，政府能够且确实提供医疗保健，但这并不总能带来健康。这样做时，政府为那些以前未得到充分服务或未得到服务的人提供了获得医疗保健的机会。目前，美国的目标是确保公平，这可能由地方层面的私营和/或政府实体来实现，这些实体联合起来以提高效率，并由联邦和州政府进行监管。这类项目将由新一代医生，即如今的医学生来配备人员。
