Publisher's Synopsis
Massive health care insurance premiums and insurmountable co-pays and deductibles now leave 'insured' Americans uninsured. In Affordable Basic Health Care for All - An American Health Care System Charter, health care quality, safety and value professional Dr. Mike White presents a roadmap (A Charter) to enable compassionate, safe, timely, efficient, effective, equitable/just, patient-centered (C-STEEEP) Affordable Basic Health Care for all citizens of these fine United States. In the interest of personal and national potential, prosperity and security, a cogent argument is made for Affordable Basic Health Care as national infrastructure. Geriatric and internal medicine specialist Stephen F Hightower MD FACP contributes extensive insightful commentaries that serve to enhance, amplify and clarify the message. Many health care and citizen thought leaders have contributed. The background leading to the development of Affordable Basic Health Care for All - An American Health Care System Charter is shared as the Appendix: Research in Search of an American Health Care System. After thoughtful consideration, Bold Precipitous Action Is Now Required.
