ABSTRACT
A policy for universal health care in the United States has been proposed by leading health planners. All citizens of the United States should be entitled to basic health care of adequate quality. Basic care should include physicians, hospitals, and clinic services, emergency and preventive care, and certain other treatments and services. Key to this practical health care policy is the method by which it will be financed. This policy combines several widely discussed financial methods such as Medical Individual Retirement Accounts, catastrophic health insurance, and the combination of what is now known as Medicare and Medicaid into one umbrella package. Active competition within the health care delivery system is essential. To prepare the health care consumer for this competitive environment, an active marketing program by providers, corporations, and all levels of government is basic. For such a policy to be implemented, it must be marketed to the legislature, professional organizations within the health and insurance fields, to educators and to the public.
Subject(s)
Community Participation , Health Policy , Health Services Accessibility , National Health Insurance, United States/organization & administration , Economic Competition , Marketing of Health Services , Methods , United StatesABSTRACT
Since October 1974, the Flight Surgeon's Office at the USAF Hospital Dover has implemented a program of early detection and treatment of coronary risk factors in aircrew personnel. The program is integrated with USAF periodic physical examinations with interval follow-up of members found to have possible risk factors. A report of initial (baseline) findings was presented at the Aerospace Medical Association meeting in May 1975. During the past year, the base did experience one death due to myocardial infarction in an aircrew member, while two others were grounded due to serial ECG changes, consistent with silent myocardial infarction, confirmed by review at the USAF-SAM ECG Library.
