Creating Better Access to Health Care

H&HN December 4, 2014
Daniel Palestrant

Access to care is crucial to patient satisfaction and treatment. So, why do we struggle with it?
Twenty-first-century health care in this country benefits from a wealth of medical resources, technology, advanced drugs and knowledge. Yet, despite spending more on health care than any other country, the United States continually ranks poorly on measures of efficiency and quality. Why is this?
The U.S. health care system suffers not from lack of investment in creating health care resources — training physicians, building hospitals, purchasing medical devices, etc. — but from a lack of access. Those working on the front lines of patient care know there’s always a demand for resources that seem in short supply. As New York Times reporter Elisabeth...

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