Introduction/Overview of Current Health Issues and Trends - Sept. 12

The year 2009 could see the start of new efforts to enact significant reform of America's health system. To help key congressional health legislative staff prepare for the coming debate on health reform, the Alliance for Health Reform has organized a series of educational seminars on health care and reform issues. This website features resources from the series. Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. > Click here for a listing of all sessions Session Materials House 9-12 Event Summary Senate 9-12 Event Summary 9/12 House Agenda 9/12 Senate Agenda Abridged Curriculum Project Description 9/12 Speaker Bios 2007 Census Health Insurance Data Health Affairs National Health Spending in 2006 CBO Long-Term Outlook for Spending 07 KFF Private Health Coverage 2008 Primer 08 BPC Leaders' Project Pamphlet BPC Financing the US Healthcare System 08 KFF Five Basic Facts on the Uninsured 08 EBRI Uninsured 08 Paul Fronstin Presentation Jim Baumgardner Presentation Additional Materials AHR Lessons Learned Reform 1993-94 April 08 CBO How many lack health insurance and how long 5-03 CBO Technological Change and the Growth of Health Care Spending 01-08 EBRI Future of Employment-Based Health Benefits 12-07 EBRI 2007 Survey Rising costs changing use of system EBRI Health Ins and Taxes: Changing Tax Treatment of Health Ins 11-07 Health Affairs Letter to editor: Pharmacy Benefit Managers 4-00 HA Schoen How Many People are Underinsured? Trends 2003-2007