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Title: The US Healthcare System: Complex and Unequal

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Shaped by the institutions, ideas, and interests that drive American policymaking, the US health care delivery system is uniquely complex, costly, and unequal. Initially private, it has become an increasingly complex public/private mix, as incremental reforms adopted over many decades have sought to correct market failures to finance and deliver health care services to vulnerable populations, particularly segments of the low-income demographic. While successive reforms have led to better coverage and access over time, they are unlikely to lead to universal access due to their inability to reduce, or even contain, costs over the long run.

Url: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40609-016-0075-z

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Authors: Camillo, Cheryl A

Periodical (Full): Global Social Welfare

Issue: 3

Volume: 3

Pages: 151-159

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other

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