[EQ] US Department of Health and Human Services HHS: Issues Special Report on Health Reform

HHS Issues Special Report on Health Reform and Launches New healthreform.gov Web Site

“…American People Say Health Care System is Broken, Highlight Need for Action This Year on Health Reform..”

March 5, 2009 Press release: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/03/20090305a.html


The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a report, Americans Speak on Health Reform: Report on Health Care Community Discussions. The report summarizes comments from Americans who hosted and participated in Health Care Community Discussions across the country and highlights the need for immediate action to reform health care.

The report is available on a new Web site dedicated to health reform: http://www.healthreform.gov

Table of Contents

Executive Summary and Highlights

I. Overview of Health Care Community Discussions

A. Introduction

B. Motivation

C. Logistics

D. Analysis

II. Participation in Health Care Community Discussions

A. Reasons for Signing Up and Participating

B. Who Participated in Health Care Community Discussions

C. Sample of the Health Care Community Discussions

D. Articles on Health Care Community Discussions

III. Concerns About the U.S. Health Care System

A. Prioritization of Concerns

B. Cost Concerns

C. Access Concerns

D. Quality Concerns

E. System and Other Concerns

IV. Solutions to the Problems in the U.S. Health Care System

A. Principles for a Reformed U.S. Health Care System

B. Roles in a Reformed U.S. Health Care System

C. Specific Suggestions

D. Relationships between Concerns and Solutions

E. Suggestions for Future Engagement

V. Conclusion

Appendices

A. Analysis Team

B. Methodology

 

 

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