McDonough’s perspective on healthcare reform in the US provides a clear, coherent analysis of the mix of access and delivery reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare. As noted by McDonough, this major reform bill is designed to expand access for health coverage that includes both prevention and treatment benefits among uninsured Americans. Additionally, this legislation includes s...

Editorial The American dream O sonho americano Recently, we had the opportunity to attend another congress of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). We observed that some of the exuberance of the famous exhibition stands, which had always been grandiose and demonstrated the economic power of the system, had gone. This year, they were somewhat more modest, with the exception of one...