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Understanding Health Care Policy

Published:2012-May-09
Last Updated:2014-Nov-29
Principal Writer:Barry Shatzman

Issue Sections

Understanding The Issue
Our Analysis and Actions
More Information

Reported News

Health Care Policy

Related Bills

American Health Security Act

2013 (S-1782)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

2010 (HR-3590)

Related Court Cases

(2012) NFIB v. Sebelius

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To help understand the health-care issue

This half-hour talk by Arnold Relman - former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine will add to your understanding of this issue.

Things we're still working to clarify

As any news agency will tell you, it's a difficult task balancing the need to present information as completely as possible with the desire to get that information to you as timely as possible. And we want to be open with you about what we don't know as well as what we do know.

The following (informal) notes reflect questions we think will add to our understanding of these issues. We're working on the answers, and we will incorporate them into the article if in fact those answers will increase your understanding.

If you have expertise (not just opinions) in any of these areas, please let us know so everyone can benefit. Thanks.

o What's a fair measure of spending per capita? Influenced by dollar values, imbalance between rich/poor.

o What's a fair measure of outcomes? Life expectancy? Account for infant mortality?

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