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Times special report: Health care system bracing for new laws impacts
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Justa Martin, of Dawsonville, and Jeff Reinhardt prepare for Martin’s consultation visit last week at The Longstreet Clinic. Martin’s first child is due Sept. 30. - photo by NAT GURLEY
In all the talk about health care reform, much of the focus seems to be on insurance — questions about how Americans will pay for coverage and whether they can take advantage of tax credits to offset those costs. But how about health care itself, the actual delivery of services from doctors and hospitals to patients? Questions still abound for Dr. Jeff C. Reinhardt of The Longstreet Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health, including whether widening access to health care means opening a new stream of patients into health care.