Have you heard of this group? They were set up by the President and Congress to solicit input on how to reform the healthcare system. I don't know that the community meetings they held were particularly well publicized, and I don't know who exactly participated in them.
They asked citizens to respond to 4 questions:
- What health care benefits and services should be provided?
- How does the American public want health care delivered?
- How should health care coverage be financed?
- What trade-offs are the American public willing to make in either benefits or financing to ensure access to affordable, high-quality health care coverage and services?
As we all know, how you set up the questions is just as important as the actual answers people give. What is interesting is that the questions asked are framed in such a way that implies we're limited in what we can achieve as far as reform. For example, it asks what benefits and services should be provided. Well, shouldn't the assumption be that people want comprehensive care?
Anyway, you can read the report that was written based on the national hearings that took place. It's available in
PDF format. Other formats are supposed to be "available soon". You can also go
here to add your comments or experiences.
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