The promise and peril of universal health care

Universal health care (UHC) is garnering growing support throughout the world, a reflection of social and economic progress and of the recognition that population health is both an indicator and an instrument of national development. Substantial human and financial resources will be required to achi...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2018-08, Vol.361 (6404)
Main Authors:	Bloom, David E, Khoury, Alexander, Subbaraman, Ramnath
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Access to Health Care Alcoholic beverages Child Health Communicable Diseases Correlation analysis Delivery of Health Care - economics Disease control Drug delivery Drug delivery systems Economic Progress Economics Electronic health records Electronic medical records Environmental regulations Ethical standards Expenditures Food supply Global Health Health Care Health care access Health risks Health services Human resources Humans Income Indicators Infectious diseases Infrastructure International cooperation Medical equipment Medical personnel Medical Services Mental disorders Population Health Populations Primary Health Care Priorities Public health Quality Reproductive health Resource allocation Risk factors Schools Security Social Development Socioeconomics Sugar Surgery Sustainable development Telemedicine Tobacco Traffic accidents & safety Traffic safety United Nations Universal Health Insurance - trends Vaccines World Health Organization
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Summary:	Universal health care (UHC) is garnering growing support throughout the world, a reflection of social and economic progress and of the recognition that population health is both an indicator and an instrument of national development. Substantial human and financial resources will be required to achieve UHC in any of the various ways it has been conceived and defined. Progress toward achieving UHC will be aided by new technologies, a willingness to shift medical tasks from highly trained to appropriately well-trained personnel, a judicious balance between the quantity and quality of health care services, and resource allocation decisions that acknowledge the important role of public health interventions and nonmedical influences on population health.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203