Arthur Sutherland

Arthur J. Sutherland III, M.D., F.A.C.C., of Memphis is coordinator of the Tennessee chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program (www.pnhp.org). He is a retired physician and founder of the Sutherland Cardiology Clinic. He works with The Healthy Memphis Common Table, which is addressing the obesity and diabetes epidemics, health literacy, and efforts to eliminate social and health disparities. Dr. Sutherland is also a member of the Memphis School of Servant Leadership and works with the Memphis Theological Seminary in its urban ministry program.

Articles

What Happened to Social Justice in Health Care Reform?

By Arthur Sutherland | April 10, 2011

The short answer is that social justice was not served by the passage of Obama’s health care law. Despite the early rhetoric from President Obama that health reform must cover everyone, control long-term costs, and improve the quality of health care delivery, none of these goals will be met by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).