Private health, contrasted with public

In contrast to people in other advanced nations, people in the U.S. value choice, competition, individual and family accountability, and volxmteerism, and are skeptical of the government. As in other nations, political and economic forces have further shaped the U.S. health system, specifically the system of health insurance. As a result, people in the U.S. tolerate a three-tiered system of coverage those with private health insurance, those with public insurance, and those without any coverage. Any reforms are likely to reflect the core values of individual accountability, voluntary participation, and a level of confidence in market forces. 

The air pollution committee recommended that MCA create a public relations committee. Such a body had actually been established on a modest basis several years earlier, and the two committees were soon working together. At the instance of the public relations specialists, the association s annual pollution conferences were opened to the press. At these public events, as elsewhere, the industry took the stance that air pollution was not a serious or critical menace to public health. This was in distinct contrast to the advice it had received privately. At the very meeting where the public relations campaign was first outlined, Alcoa s medical director, Dudley Irwin, had reported As so little factual information exists with regard to the acute or chronic affects of general air pollution, a considerable diversity of honest opinion will probably persist for some years to come. 13... 

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