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The Half-Full Health Reform Glass
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Maggie Mahar,
The Century Foundation,
11/5/2009
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These days, many progressives are expressing deep disappointment with the health reform legislation now moving through Congress. Some suggest that legislators made deals with lobbyists and let them write the bills. Others complain that both the subsidies and the penalties are too low. Still others don’t like the fact that states can “opt out” of the public insurance option, and decide not to offer Medicare E. Finally, many ask: “Why can’t everyone sign on for the public plan in 2013? Why do we have to wait until 2013? Why can’t they roll out universal coverage next year?” Continue Reading on the Taking Note Blog.
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The Health Beat by Maggie Mahar Blog
 The Century Foundation fellow, Maggie Mahar discusses today's most pressing health care policy issues in The Health Beat by Maggie Mahar blog. Click here to view.
Getting More Value from Medicare
In “Getting More Value from Medicare,” The Century Foundation, fellow and HealthBeat Blog editor Maggie Mahar points out that past proposals for containing Medicare’s costs, such as putting a cap on physicians’ fees or requiring beneficiaries to pay more for their care, have not worked.
Money-Driven Medicine
 View, Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much (Harper/Collins 2006), a book by The Century Foundation's Health Fellow, Maggie Mahar. |
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A Second Opinion
Dr. Arnold Relman,
PublicAffairs,
The Century Foundation,
4/23/2007
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Medicare Tomorrow
The Century Foundation Task Force on Medicare Reform, Century Foundation Press
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