WASHINGTON – With health care an election-year priority, a major doctors’ organization on Monday called for sweeping government action to guarantee coverage for all, reduce costs and improve the basic well-being of Americans. Although less well known than the American Medical Association, the group represents doctors who are critical in the health care system. Doctors have traditionally been central in the nation’s health care debates. A public option garners more support, with about two-thirds backing it. He said Republican proposals to encourage patients to be better consumers of health care fall short because they don’t address coverage gaps or guarantee comprehensive benefits.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 20, 2020 21:56 UTC