Important changes to U.S. health policy is imminent. Health care costs consume almost 2000000000000 $ per year in the U.S. The cost of health care is becoming a significant drag on American competitiveness of the industry, the U.S. auto market, transportation, aerospace, manufacturing and services industries are increasing by the costs for health insurance for their workers and hobbled subsidizing care for the 40 million plus Americans who are without health insurance.
And the U.S. is not the only nation facing a crisis in health care cost containment; throughout the industrialized world, health care costs are going up much faster than the general inflation rate.
The question was "should we do anything about health care?" To "what should we do about health care?" Who should pay for the change? What should we pay? If a single-payer system makes sense, or should people buy their own health insurance? What role, if any, should play, the employer? How much can technology help? What we should invest in?
The Web is the forum for some of the smartest people clearest thinking, astute observations and sharpest comment in the health policy community. And every day is better. Health Wonk Review, we began the best-of-the-best highlight studies, perspectives and insights are not available anywhere else, present, and to offer the wider community with a fast and easy way to stay on all things related to health policy.
And the U.S. is not the only nation facing a crisis in health care cost containment; throughout the industrialized world, health care costs are going up much faster than the general inflation rate.
The question was "should we do anything about health care?" To "what should we do about health care?" Who should pay for the change? What should we pay? If a single-payer system makes sense, or should people buy their own health insurance? What role, if any, should play, the employer? How much can technology help? What we should invest in?
The Web is the forum for some of the smartest people clearest thinking, astute observations and sharpest comment in the health policy community. And every day is better. Health Wonk Review, we began the best-of-the-best highlight studies, perspectives and insights are not available anywhere else, present, and to offer the wider community with a fast and easy way to stay on all things related to health policy.