Light R T
Department of Health, Nashville, TN 37247-0101.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1993;4(3):287-9. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0476.
Health care needs of indigents are a major force driving the need for health care reform in the U.S. Governor McWherter of Tennessee and his Administration have highlighted the need for available, affordable, and accessible health care services for all Tennesseans and especially for the medically indigent. This paper describes programs developed and implemented during the McWherter administration. These programs include community health agencies, placement of health care providers in underserved areas, increasing the number of citizens served by the Medicaid program, coordination of high-risk prenatal and child care to year one, and special demonstration projects in various African-American communities. Major reform is needed at the national level. In the meantime, the McWherter Administration will continue to develop new and innovative ways to increase the availability, accessibility, and affordability of health services in Tennessee.
贫困人群的医疗保健需求是推动美国医疗保健改革的一股主要力量。田纳西州州长麦克惠特和他的政府强调，所有田纳西人，尤其是医疗贫困人群，都需要可获得、负担得起且方便使用的医疗保健服务。本文介绍了在麦克惠特政府期间制定和实施的项目。这些项目包括社区卫生机构、在服务不足地区安置医疗保健提供者、增加医疗补助计划覆盖的公民数量、将高危产前和儿童保健协调至一岁，以及在各个非裔美国人社区开展的特别示范项目。国家层面需要进行重大改革。与此同时，麦克惠特政府将继续探索新的创新方式，以提高田纳西州医疗服务的可获得性、可及性和可负担性。
