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We believe any real, lasting solution to the crisis in healthcare must be guided by four principles:
Universal Access: Every person has the right to be treated with dignity. That includes the right to high quality health care delivered with compassion. A fundamental decision must be made to ensure everyone has access to healthcare services.
Stable Financing: A healthcare system that provides universal coverage to all persons must also include a financing structure that ensures reliable, long-term access to care. All sectors of society need to share the responsibility for a sustainable, universal healthcare delivery system.
Improved Quality: Quality must become the primary focus for measuring the adequacy of the healthcare system. A compassionate, universal healthcare system must be committed to measuring, reporting, and constantly improving the quality of care provided.
Improved Accountability: Local, state, and federal governments need to take greater responsibility for ensuring that healthcare is fully available, adequately financed, and of the highest quality possible. Government agencies must ensure that their decisions maintain access to care, provide for adequate financing, ensure quality services and support diversified, community-based care. | 
