Health System Reform Agenda
The American Nurses Association has advocated for universal access to health care for decades, demonstrated by its early support for the Medicare and Medicaid programs in the 1960s. Its 1991 publication, Nursing’s Agenda for Health Care Reform, pre-dated the Clinton health reform plan. ANA continues its role as a leading advocate of meaningful healthcare reform that ensures access to high-quality, affordable health care for all people in the United States. ANA’s updated Health System Reform Agenda (2008) carries this message into the current critical national healthcare debate.
The essential components to consider in reforming the US healthcare system are access, quality, cost, and workforce.
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See the Inside menu at the top of the column to the left for components of ANA's Health System Reform Agenda. |