We read with interest the systematic review by Jenkins and colleagues. 1 Yes, imaging is
sometimes overused and is a substantial financial cost for our publicly funded health care …

Unexpectedly, the use of health care services has been found to differ substantially across
subgroups of a population covered by health insurance. In the Medicare program, persons …

The term “health equity” has become widely used in health and health care arenas over the
past few years. For example, the graphic shows the dramatic increase in the number of …

The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 took a step towards ensuring that every
citizen in the United States has access to affordable health care. Still, the current system …

IN THE UNITED STATES, HEALTH CARE COMPETES FOR CON-sumers with other items in
the marketplace. Indi-vidual resources and choices determine the distribution of health care …

Health policy in the United States is not presently based on the solidarity principle. Public
insurance reaches only the elderly, disabled, and poor. Most non-elderly Americans are …

We live in a world of apparently spiraling health care costs and just as apparently spiraling
health care inequalities. When the percentage of gross domestic product spent on health …

EMPOWERING PATIENTS TO ACT LIKE CONSUMERS: A PROPOSAL CREATING PRICE
AND QUALITY CHOICE WITHIN HEALTH CARE Page 1 EMPOWERING PATIENTS TO ACT …

HEALTH CARE AND EQUALITY: IS THERE A CURE? 1. Introduction Page 1 HEALTH CARE
AND EQUALITY: IS THERE A CURE? Martha Jackman * 1. Introduction For good or for ill …

A second model, which became dominant in health law from about 1960 to about 1980 and
continues to the present, is that of the modestly egalitarian social contract. This paradigm …