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In The Spotlight
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Health Reform for New Health Reform Reporters
Briefing Wednesday, July 01, 2009
For reporters who normally cover topics other than health reform, today’s reform debates can mean playing catch-up. They may be facing a new vocabulary – public plan option, health insurance cooperative, employer mandate, individual mandate. Maybe they're trying to figure out what all this means for readers, viewers or listeners. To help speed reporters along the learning curve, the Alliance for Health Reform sponsored a July 1 briefing. The resource materials compiled will be valuable for anyone wanting an overview of the health reform process in Washington to date, and where it's headed.
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Recent Briefings
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Now that health reform is being discussed in earnest on Capitol Hill, some wonder if we will be able to maintain our existing choices under a reformed health care system. Others maintain that our choices will grow, not shrink, as a result of reform, especially for the uninsured and the underinsured. Yet another viewpoint: Most Americans have choices now, but we don’t have enough information to make well-informed choices. This briefing, which was open to media only, brought together nationally known health policy experts for a conversation on consumer choice in health care. Cosponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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To improve the health of communities and the general population, an array of health reformers, states and businesses alike are all looking to a range of prevention measures such as chronic disease management, alcohol and smoking cessation, and obesity programs. The hope is that these measures will also improve value and control costs. What types of prevention models are working for business and government? What impact on health have prevention programs had? Does the evidence prove that prevention can cut costs? What emphasis should be placed on community vs. clinical prevention? What improvements need to be made in public health infrastructure, workforce and training to improve prevention efforts? To discuss these recommendations and questions, the Alliance for Health Reform and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored a June 19 briefing.
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Where we live, learn, work and play can have an enormous influence on our health and well being. Yet millions of working men and women and their families face almost insurmountable barriers to better health on a daily basis. How much of Americans’ overall health is related to non-health care factors? Which factors are most important for good health? What policy changes could provide more opportunities for people to make healthy choices? This briefing, cosponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, addressed these and related questions, building on the findings of the foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America (www.commissiononhealth.org). Read More
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 Would Health Reform Affect Our Choices? |
Former Rep. Tony Coelho, now chair of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care, was one of four experts taking part in a conversation on consumer choice in health reform at a June 25 reporter briefing. This video presents all panelists' views on whether reform would affect the choices we have now. (14 min.) Cosponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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2009 Edition of Covering Health Issues Available
The latest edition of "Covering Health Issues" is now complete online, made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For the online version with interactive features, click here. To download a PDF duplicate of the print version , click here.
You will find a dozen chapters on some of the hottest health policy topics -- health reform, health care costs, health care quality, employer-sponsored coverage, individual coverage, children's coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care, disparities, public health and mental health. Each chapter offers fast facts on the topic, background information, likely policy debates, tips for reporters covering this topic, story ideas for reporters, experts with contact information and helpful websites.
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