Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals by the Kaiser Family Foundation

This link contains an interesting tool that allows Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals.
It is from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

"Achieving comprehensive health reform has emerged as a leading priority of the President and Congress. President Obama has outlined eight principles for health reform, seeking to address not only the 45 million people who lack health insurance, but also rising health care costs and lack of quality. In Congress, a number of comprehensive reform proposals have been announced as the debate proceeds over how to overhaul the health care system.

This interactive side-by-side compares the leading comprehensive reform proposals across a number of key characteristics and plan components. Included in this side-by-side are proposals for moving toward universal coverage that have been put forward by the President and Members of Congress. In an effort to capture the most important proposals, we have included those that have been formally introduced as legislation as well as those that have been offered as draft proposals or as policy options. This side-by-side offers a summary of the major components of these proposals; detailed descriptions of provisions relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs can be found online. It will be regularly updated to reflect changes in the proposals and to incorporate major new proposals as they are announced."

1 comment:

  1. This looks like a great resource. However, even though each aspect of every plan is succinctly summarized, it's a lot of information for the layperson to digest. Do you guys have any thoughts on which plans would improve health for all Americans at the lowest cost? Or is this over your heads at the moment, too?

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