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Protecting America's Uninsured
Today, a substantial portion of our population lacks adequate health
insurance or has no coverage at all. More than 46 million Americans are
uninsured and millions more are underinsured. U.S. medical schools and
teaching hospitals are a critical component of the national safety net
for America's millions of uninsured and underinsured, providing countless
community-based programs designed to help working families. From wellness
programs, to preventive and primary care medicine, to health education
initiatives and emergency care, these services are essential lifelines
for the uninsured to America's health care system.
Select a region from the map below to see
a listing of programs for the uninsured in that area.
Major teaching hospitals constitute only 6 percent of the nation's
hospitals. Yet they provide nearly half of all hospital charity
care. The cost of caring for the financially disadvantaged and uninsured
borne by America's major teaching hospitals totaled $5.86 billion
in 2004. View Charts >>
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Program Spotlight
Duke University Medical Center and Health
System
The Local Access to Coordinated Healthcare (LATCH) program
is a collaborative effort to reach uninsured Durham residents
(primarily Latino families) in their homes to educate them
about their health conditions and how they can make appropriate
use of primary care and preventive health services.
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AAMC Principles for the Evaluation of Proposals for the
Uninsured
The AAMC has closely monitored the issue of the nation's
uninsured, and advocated for potential solutions, for more
than a decade. In 2001, the AAMC's Executive
Council endorsed a set of principles by which the AAMC and
its members can evaluate the potential effectiveness of proposals to reduce the number of uninsured Americans. Read the principles >>
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