This past Saturday, I attended a health care conference hosted by the Harvard Business School Healthcare Club. In the Public Policy panel, John McDonough, Senior Advisor to Senator Ted Kennedy on Health Reform, and others shared with us their thoughts on the current atmosphere for health reform. They all agreed that we have the potential for change and that all the players are in place, but it won't be easy. This is the fifth time we've had a national debate on health care and it probably won't be our last. John McDonough shared with us an essential reading list to understand health care reform. This includes:
- The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point by Haynes Johnson and David Broder
- Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis by Senator Tom Daschle
- Senate Finance Committee White Paper "Call to Action: Health Reform 2009" by Senator Baucus
- Congressional Budget Office Reports on Health Reform
Have any of you read these papers or books? I myself have just picked up The System, which details the health reform efforts during the Clinton Administration. Thoughts? Comments?
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