Health service reform worries MRC

Stoking Ground Zero health worries

Following the attack of September 11th, public opinion polls showed a remarkable leap in Americans’ trust of their government. Some in New York City seem to be carving out an exception to that trust when it comes to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Fanned by some alarming news reports, there are doubts about whether the EPA has been telling the truth about the New York City air. In the w...

Mental health service delivery following health system reform in Colombia.

BACKGROUND In 1993, Colombia underwent an ambitious and comprehensive process of health system reform based on managed competition and structured pluralism, but did not include coverage for mental health services. AIMS OF THE STUDY In this study, we sought to evaluate the impact of the reform on access to mental health services and whether there were changes in the pattern of mental health se...

Evaluating health inequalities: residual worries.

Adina Preda and Kristin Voigt should be commended for bridging the gap between moral philosophy and health policy. While I am convinced by much of their analysis of what they call the Health Equity as Social Change (HESC) model, I am not certain they are correct to claim that " in the HESC model, 'avoidability' appears as both a necessary and sufficient condition for health inequity " (Preda an...

British public opinion on National Health Service reform.

Internal market reform of the British National Health Service.