Arguments for universal health access in the United States: a radiologist's perspective.

摘要

As a radiologist, I am trained to see things-shapes, shadows, subtle I attenuation differences, a focus of echogenicity. And as a radiologist, I discern them better than any other medical specialist. When I glimpse into the future, however, I do not like what I see for the U.S. medical "system." There are more than 46 million (and growing) people without health insurance; employers are reducing or eliminating health insurance for employees; and American corporations are losing market share with foreign-based companies, largely due to burgeoning health insurance costs, extensive medical errors and waste, and expensive administrative overhead costs.