The US Health Care Agenda: Top Journalists Explore the Issues
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Once again, health care is bubbling to the surface of public and policy conversations. The phrase “Medicare for All” is on everyone’s lips — in the halls of Congress, on the political campaign trail, in the offices of activists and academics. But there is no agreement about what such a plan would actually look like, beyond offering some kind of public health care benefit to individuals under age 65. Meanwhile, drug prices remain a fiery topic and the Affordable Care Act is still under attack in some quarters. The nation’s leading health journalists come together to explain and explore the issues that are sparking debate. (Underwritten by The Commonwealth Fund)
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