The Collision of COVID-19 and the U.S. Health System

Sue S Bornstein; Ryan D Mire; Eileen D Barrett; Darilyn V Moyer; Thomas G Cooney

doi:10.7326/M20-1851

The Collision of COVID-19 and the U.S. Health System

Ann Intern Med. 2020 Sep 15;173(6):484-485. doi: 10.7326/M20-1851. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Authors

Sue S Bornstein¹, Ryan D Mire², Eileen D Barrett³, Darilyn V Moyer⁴, Thomas G Cooney⁵

Affiliations

¹ Texas Medical Home Initiative, Dallas, Texas (S.S.B.).
² Heritage Medical Associates, Nashville, Tennessee (R.D.M.).
³ University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico (E.D.B.).
⁴ American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (D.V.M.).
⁵ Oregon Health & Science University and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon (T.G.C.).

Abstract

In this article, leaders from the American College of Physicians (ACP) discuss key recommendations from ACP's vision for U.S. health care that can advise how we can act now during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the future in service to patients, our peers, and the profession.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Health Policy*
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Social Determinants of Health
Societies, Medical
United States / epidemiology
Universal Health Insurance*