newamerica.net - 11/19/2008
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Introduction
The U.S. health care system is in crisis. Health care costs too much;
we often get too little in exchange for our health care dollar; and
tens of millions of Americans are uninsured.
Our economy loses hundreds of billions of dollars every year because of
the diminished health ...
gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 11/17/2008
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gregmankiw.blogspot.com —
If you want to figure out why the
U.S. auto industry is in deep trouble, while Japanese
car companies operating in the United States are doing a bit better, this picture from Mark Perry , an econ prof of University of Michigan, Flint, may be a good ...
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Cost Differences
huffingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Pressure has mounted to fix our broken health-care
system. Costs are climbing and coverage crumbling. Democratic presidential
hopefuls, and Republicans to a lesser degree, have put forward plans for solving this crisis. Yet, health-care policy remains ...
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Sen. Tom Daschle: Progressive Solutions to America's ...
americanprogress.org - 11/17/2008
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americanprogress.org —
Rebuild the Auto Industry, Preserve Jobs, and Break
our Dependence on Oil Sustained high gas prices and
a broken system of health care finance are hurting U.S. automakers badly. Today the industry faces profit losses in the billions of dollars, and ...
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Health Care for Hybrids
Comments
Blog Reactions
Treat It Here, Treat It Now
Wonk Room —
... Given the burden of growing health care costs on businesses and individuals, health care reform is no less important. In fact, a new report from the New America Foundation underlines the consequences of inaction: ...
We Must Reform Our Nation’s Healthcare System Because Of The Costs It Has On The U.S. Economy
Congress Blog —
... we respond with a different question: can we afford to wait any longer? As our recent data analysis shows , failing to fix our broken health system is greater than the cost of investing in reform. Consider that the U.S. economy lost as much as $207 billion in 2007 because of the poor health and shorter lifespan of the uninsured. This is over $4,500 per uninsured resident – more than the cost of providing that person with quality health coverage. Furthermore, health care costs will continue to grow faster than wages if we do not act. This will make health care increasingly ...
Hullabaloo —
... But it's important to note that, while this may be a great step forward for HOW health care gets done, it's still unclear WHAT that reform will look like. The how is quite important because the cost of doing nothing is too great. But the what is crucial as well. Daschle's most recent book, ...
Gerald McEntee: Health Care Reform - Yes We Can - NOW!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... A new study demonstrates conclusively that health care reform and jumpstarting the economy go hand in hand. It shows that in 2007 our economy lost as much as $207 billion because of the ill effects of poor health and shortened life spans caused by lack of insurance, not to mention the pain felt by those directly impacted. ...
The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: Public Health Insurance Would Be Too Good and We'd Like It Too Much, Republicans Warn Healthcare NewsLadder
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... A recent report by the New America Foundation's health-policy program estimates that the cost of doing nothing about health care, including poor health and shorter lifespan of the uninsured, is well above $200 billion a year and rising. That's enough to cover the uninsured and still have some left over for other public-health needs. ...
Card: Health Care Is A ‘Want,’ Not A ‘Need’ — ‘Don’t Have The Government Fund It’
Think Progress —
... . As a New America Foundation study has found, “the economic and social impact of inaction” on health care “is high and it will only rise over time.” ...
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