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August 20, 2009 | Issue Brief
Proposed health reform legislation aims to shake up the status quo in the delivery of health care and is raising questions about the role of the federal government, how to lower costs, and how to take care of the most seriously ill.
February 1, 2000 | Program Result
Between 1992 and 1998, Derek Bok, former president of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., researched and wrote two books on domestic policy gridlock.
September 19, 2011 | Survey/Poll
Charts, figures and photos Americans' Health Agenda: Chart 1 Americans' Health Agenda: Chart 2 Americans' Health Agenda: Chart 3 Despite recent polling finding that a majority of Americans prefer a smaller overall government, a new poll by the Rober ...
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Each year, roughly 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne diseases, 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from related complications.
July 14, 2011 | Issue Brief
Washington debates whether to extend federal funding to states for Medicaid coverage in the face of reduced state tax revenues. Without it, states may have to take drastic measures to balance state budgets.
April 18, 2013 | Issue Brief
A proposal to limit the ballooning costs of Medicaid would put a cap on the amount of federal spending per beneficiary. Critics contend that a per capita cap would shift costs to the states and thereby limit access to care.
February 25, 2011 | Issue Brief
Congressional Republicans could pursue a number of avenues to block the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
April 3, 2013 | Issue Brief
To spur more consumer choice in the insurance market, the Affordable Care Act created the Multi-State Plan Program to certify health insurance issuers to offer at least two plans in every state insurance exchange.
April 18, 2011 | Program Result
The National Health Policy Forum provides a nonpartisan, informal and private exchange of information and ideas about health policy among congressional and executive agency policy-makers and their staffs.
April 29, 2013 | Report
Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.