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“I take care of an uninsured patient population. Not only am I seeing increased numbers of patients, due to the economic crisis, but patients are increasingly
less stable related to stress from lack of work and less ability to eat healthfully because of cost. I anticipate increased domestic violence, and women feeling more "trapped"- and a decrease in
programs for assistance... this is all part of things ‘mushrooming.’ “ -
Amy Fendrich, M.D. APHA Medical Care Section.
The U.S. remains alone among developed nations in failing to
provide coverage for health care to all residents. The crisis threatens to become
more painful as the economy slows. APHA members are joining with national leaders
who are proposing to reform the health system...
Therefore the American Public Health Association
Urges Congress and the Administration to enact a program of universal
coverage for health care that includes all residents, that is affordable for all payers, including individuals, employers
and the government, and that is consistent with APHA policies and principles.
Urges Congress and the Administration to support and enact the
First 100 Days Agenda for Health Reform, and to continue its approach to health reform: to strengthen and expand existing
public health insurance programs, and to improve the public’s health...
