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Frederick P. Cerise, MD, MPH; Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc

Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(20):1830-1832.

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Hurricane Katrina devastated the health care infrastructure of New Orleans, Louisiana. Two public hospitals serving over 260 000 people annually in the New Orleans region—and as referral centers for nearly 2 million low-income people statewide—were destroyed. After the hurricane, federal officials argued that it was not necessary to rebuild the public health care system because Louisiana had enough money in the system to cover the uninsured with no additional funds. Local and state officials did not agree.

At a key point in the debate, State Senator Joe McPherson proposed to Secretary Michael Leavitt of the US Department of Health and Human Services that Louisiana turn over every penny of state funds for health care in exchange for Medicare coverage for all of the uninsured. The message was clear: if the federal government wished to eliminate the public safety net, it should . . . [Full Text of this Article]

UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND HEALTH CARE REFORM


LESSONS FROM A STATEWIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR THE UNINSURED

BENEFITS OF A LOCAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR THE UNINSURED

COORDINATING CARE FOR THE UNINSURED

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