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A Close Look at Health Care
These issue briefs from CAP's health experts can help you better understand some of the key concepts factoring into the health reform debate.
Progressive Prescriptions
CAP proposes a bold but practical approach to guaranteeing an American right to affordable, quality health coverage.
There's No Excuse
See CAP's new idea, a Wellness Trust, and reports by other experts on overhauling the American health care system.
The Health Care Delivery System
Book brings together health policy experts and practitioners to put forward recommendations that address key health delivery issues.Other Health Care Features
December 23, 2008
An Unhealthy Individual Health Insurance Market
Issue brief from Lester Feder and Ellen-Marie Whelan details why the broken individual insurance market, in its current form, is not fit to serve as a model for system-wide reform. December 18, 2008
Changing the Course of Mental Health
The health care system makes it hard for many Americans to receive the care for mental illness that they need. Peter Harbage, Bren Gorman, and Melissa Shannon outline what more can be done. December 16, 2008
Improving Health Care Through Faith Partnerships
Gary Gunderson discusses how Memphis is providing better care through health partnerships with local faith communities. December 15, 2008
Data-Driven Drug Coverage
Report from Jack Hoadley outlines how to harness information for a better Medicare prescription drug program. December 12, 2008
Historic Moment for Health Reform
2009 will be a historic moment of opportunity for new success on health care, say experts at a CAP event. December 11, 2008
CAP Distinguished Fellow Sen. Tom Daschle and Senior Fellow Jeanne Lambrew Named to Top Posts
Distinguished Senior Fellow Sen. Tom Daschle will soon leave CAP to become Obama’s secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to media accounts. December 9, 2008
The Economic Imperative for Health Reform
James Kvaal on why it makes economic sense to fix our broken health care system, even if it means higher deficits in the short term. December 5, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: Ready for Change on Jobs and Health Care
Jobs and health care are at the top of the public’s agenda, writes Ruy Teixeira, and they support Obama’s plans for change. December 1, 2008
World AIDS Day 2008
A by the numbers look at HIV/AIDS in the United States and around the world and guidelines for addressing the U.S. epidemic. November 13, 2008
Address Health Care in a Second Stimulus
CAPAF Senior Fellow Gene Sperling testifies in the House on the benefits of addressing health care in a second economic stimulus package. October 30, 2008
Small Businesses, Large Problems
Ellen-Marie Whelan shows that small businesses are hit extra hard by rising health costs, and need extra help to help their employees in this health care issue brief. October 29, 2008
Health Policy and the Economic Crisis
CAPAF Senior Fellow Jeanne Lambrew testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means about how health policy fits into the economic crisis. September 29, 2008
High-Risk Insurance Pools: A Flawed Model for Reform
High-risk insurance pools are an impractical model for nationwide health care reform, write Morgan Mulveon, Karen Davenport, and Ellen-Marie Whelan. September 23, 2008
Reject the Highmark/Blue Cross Merger
CAPAF's David Balto testifies to the Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on why they should reject the merger between two insurance giants. September 18, 2008
America's Need for Health Reform
CAPAF Senior Fellow Elizabeth Edwards testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce about the need for health reform. September 8, 2008
Good Health Starts Early
Kate Bell analyzes new reports showing that child poverty is linked to poor health in adults, even those who rise out of poverty. August 28, 2008
A Moral Prescription
The faith community is an important supporter of progressive health reform proposals, writes Lindsay Barrett. August 19, 2008
The Price Isn't Right: The Facts on Affordable Health Care
What is affordable health care? Why is it important to define affordability? Who is most at risk for unaffordable care? August 11, 2008
Why Does Health Care Cost So Much?
Karen Davenport on why health care costs so much, and how we can make health care more affordable. July 31, 2008
Consumers Suffer as Health Insurers Consolidate
CAPAF's David Balto testifies on Pennsylvania health mergers before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. July 28, 2008
Making Medicare Better for Patients and Doctors
Karen Davenport on what Congress' latest Medicare bill will mean for senior citizens and doctors and what we can do to improve Medicare's long-term financial health. July 18, 2008
Making Health Care More Efficient
CAP's Jeanne Lambrew joins other experts at House Budget Committee hearing to testify on how health care value can be improved. July 16, 2008
Getting Better Value in Health Care
CAPAF's Jeanne Lambrew testifies before the House Committee on the Budget about how to get better value in health care for Americans. July 15, 2008
Six Conservative Myths About Health Care
Checking the facts proves that some of the most pervasive conservative myths, from flax taxes to consumer-driven health care, are ill-suited for the United States. June 25, 2008
Financing the U.S. Health System
Report from the Bipartisan Policy Center co-authored by Jeanne Lambrew examines different options for financing the health system. June 16, 2008
The Role of Public Programs in Health Care Reform
Jeanne Lambrew testifies to the Senate Finance Committee's "Prepare for Launch" Summit on health care reform. June 12, 2008
The Jury's Still Out: A Critical Look at Malpractice Reform
What exactly is malpractice? What does tort reform mean? And why is it so important to health policy generally? June 6, 2008
All Health Is Local: Health Outcomes Differ by Race and Location
A new study reveals that health disparities occur along geographic—not just racial and ethnic—lines. June 4, 2008
Room for Progress
This by the numbers look shows that government support for health IT could save lives and improve care. May 30, 2008
Public Opinion Snapshot: Private Insurance Isn’t the Answer to Public’s Health Care Concerns
The public believes that everyone should be covered and relying on the private marketplace is not enough. May 19, 2008
Myth vs. Fact: Consumer-Driven Health Plans
Theoretically, consumer-driven health plans should give people more control over their care and provide them with what they want. In reality, it doesn't work that way. May 14, 2008
The Specter of Socialized Medicine
Universal coverage does not equal socialized medicine. Here's why. April 23, 2008
Strengthening America’s First and Foremost Retirement Plan
April 21, 2008
Affordable Long-Term Care
America is in desperate need of a long-term care solution. On the verge of the baby boomers' retirement—the 65-plus population will increase by some 30 million over the next 20 years, a three-fold increase over the previous two decades—the United States is utterly unprepared to finance their long-term-care needs. April 21, 2008
Got "Access"?
Access to emergency rooms is not enough. The uninsured are less likely to receive the care they need, creating longer waits and higher costs for everyone. April 11, 2008
Neighborhood Realities: Media Focus on Poverty, Race, and Health
TV series and journal article draw attention to the links between childhood poverty, race, and health, write Meredith King and Joy Moses. April 10, 2008
Consumer-Driven Health Plans May Preempt, Not Promote, Prevention
Prioritizing prevention is critical to health reform, but consumer-driven plans are not the answer to promoting prevention. April 3, 2008
Scrambling for Health Insurance Coverage: Health Security for People in Late Middle Age
CAP's Jeanne Lambrew testifies before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on attaining health security for people in late middle age. March 27, 2008
What’s Not Being Said About Sex—And Who It’s Hurting
Abstinence-only programs are contributing to higher-than-ever rates of sexually transmitted infections among teen girls, writes Julie F. Kay. March 26, 2008
Diagnosis: Poor Financial Health
The future of Medicare has become darker and bleaker since the Bush administration took office, writes Karen Davenport. March 20, 2008
Credit Check: Tax Policy’s Role in Health Reform
The bottom line is that tax credits should be carefully crafted so that they help, not undermine, efforts to cover the uninsured. March 17, 2008
The Great State v. Federal Health Care Reform Debate
Health care reform should start with the federal government, show these resources. March 5, 2008
Access to Health Care
Health care costs are increasing, access is decreasing, and 47 million Americans are uninsured. This is a crisis we must address. February 19, 2008
Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis
New book from CAP's Sen. Tom Daschle and Jeanne Lawbrew lays out a plan to reform America's broken health care system. February 11, 2008
Long-Term Care by the Numbers
The current state of long-term care raises alarming questions for American families, businesses, health care, and the economy. February 6, 2008
Treating a Symptom, Not a Disease
Bush has again offered dangerous policy prescriptions that would further damage our broken health care system, says Karen Davenport. January 31, 2008
2008 Medicare Debate: Savings and Performance on the Line
Congress this year should focus on long-term fiscal savings and performance solutions, writes Karen Davenport. January 28, 2008
Healthy Stimulus
Jeanne Lambrew explains why the Senate should include temporary support for states’ health programs as part of economic stimulus. January 28, 2008
The State of Latinos in the Union
A by the numbers look at the disproportionate setbacks that Latinos have faced during the Bush White House’s tenure. January 28, 2008
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