Sunday, August 23, 2009

Good Sources of Information on Healthcare Reform

Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC)HSC is a nonpartisan research center dedicated to informing "policy makers and private decision makers about how local and national changes in financing and delivery of health care affect people."
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)The CBO "provides Congress with nonpartisan analyses for economic and budget decisions." This links to the CBO's preliminary analysis of H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
HealthReform.govHealthReform.gov is a U.S. Government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. It includes the Obama Adminstration's messages on health care reform.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)KFF is "a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy." This links to the foundation's "Side-by-Side Comparison of Mayor Health Care Reform Proposals."
Tax Policy Center (TPC)The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute. It offers "timely, accessible analysis and facts about tax policy to policymakers, journalists, citizens, and researchers." This links to a "The Numbers" analysis done by the TPC titled, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Surcharge on High Income Individuals."
U.S. House of RepresentativesThis links to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which is handling the markup of the current health care reform bill. The committee's chair is Congressman Henry Waxman (D - California). Many of the committee's latest news updates focus on health care reform.
U.S. SenateThis links to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. The committee's chair is Senator Edward Kennedy (D - Massachusetts). Many of the committee's latest news updates focus on health care reform.

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