A Health Policy Agenda for the American People. The issues and their development.

In 1982, the Health Policy Agenda for the American People was initiated by the American Medical Association to develop a long-term, comprehensive plan for addressing major health care issues in the United States. In phase 1 of the project, 41 issue areas were identified as critical to the future of health care in this country. In phase II, currently in progress, policy proposals are being developed to respond to these issue areas.

A Health Policy Agenda for the American People. Phase I: The principles.

The growing complexity of the health care sector demands a comprehensive framework for the long-term direction of health care policy. To this end, a Health Policy Agenda for the American People was initiated in 1982. Phase I of this two-phase project ended in May 1984 and produced 159 principles and 41 issues covering a wide spectrum of health care concerns.