Health Care Reform

How will health care reform affect you?  Here is a well rounded list of resources to help you make decisions about the health care debate.

Websites

Health System Reform (AMA page):
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/advocacy/health-system-reform.shtml

President Obama’s page:
http://www.healthreform.gov/

Patients’ Choice Act:
http://www.house.gov/ryan/PCA/

Kaiser Family Foundation perspective:
http://healthreform.kff.org/

Blue Cross/Blue Shield perspective:
http://www.bcbs.com/

California perspective:
http://calhealthreform.org/

UCLA Research:
http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/

American Nursing Association:
http://www.nursingworld.org/healthcarereform

AFL-CIO's page:
http://www.aflcio.org/issues/healthcare/ for a major labor perspective

Small Business Majority's perspective:  
http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org/pdfs/SBM-economic_impact_061009.pdf to learn how health care reform could impact small businesses

Articles

Using EbscoHost, search “Health System Reform”, select full-text and get articles such as:

“5 Common Fears about Health Reform” Consumer Reports; Aug2009, Vol. 74 Issue 8, p18-18, 1/2p

"Hard Choices on Healthcare Reform" by: Zuckerman, Mortimer B. U.S. News & World Report, 8/1/2009, Vol. 146 Issue 7, p138-135, 2p

Search ProQuest and select full-text to get newspaper articles such as:

"Many Democrats Unsold; Moderates Rise to Oppose Costly Plan" by Donald Lambro, The Washington Times. Washington, D.C.: Jul 23, 2009.

"Currents: Ten Questions on the Health-Care Overhaul --- The Effort to Change the System Enjoys More Support Than Past Attempts, but the Complications Are as Acute as Ever"  by Janet Adamy. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Jul 21, 2009.

Updated July 2009