Putting people first: health care our families can afford

With U.S. health care costs expected to reach 16.4 percent of the gross national product by the year 2000, the nation can no longer afford not to have a national health care plan. The reciprocal problems of cost control and access to health insurance can be addressed by implementing health expenditures targets and market reform guaranteeing coverage, reforming health care insurance, improving our primary care delivery system, and improving health education. Such a program will enable America to have the confidence and productivity necessary to achieve global economic leadership.