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Veterans Health Care: Lessons for a National Health Care System
- Charles B. Smith, MD; and
- Mark Wolcott, MD
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University of Washington School of Medicine and
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Seattle, Washington 98108 -
University of Utah School of Medicine and Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah 84148
Excerpt
Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the status of our health care system. Rising expenditures for health care have not been matched with improved satisfaction, and the increasing number of uninsured has focused public attention on the need to increase access to health care. Recent surveys indicate that most Americans now favor some form of universal health insurance (1), and even medical organizations, for a long time the defender of the status quo, are now discussing the need to improve access to health care. The American Medical Association (AMA) has entered the debate with its proposal "Health Access America" (2),
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The opinions expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Requests for Reprints: Charles B. Smith, MD, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108.
