Providing Care for the Uninsured Without the Federal Case

Abstract:     
Estimated at close to 50 million strong, the fate of America's uninsured has caused quite a stir of late. As the media anxiously reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's acquiescence to assess the constitutionality of certain tenets at the heart of healthcare reform, the nation sits anxiously on the sidelines, awaiting the outcome. This provides an opportunity to reflect upon our nation's health care system, and in particular the uninsured. This article discusses how hospitals can help in this cause, as well as the Federal government.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 3

Keywords: health care reform, uninsured, hospitals, fraud and abuse laws

JEL Classification: I1

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