Monthly Archive for September, 2009

• Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor
• September 21, 2009

A lot of people care about what happens to our health care system. But not a lot of people understand what’s actually being proposed–or even have time to figure it out. And even those who do follow the debate closely may not always know what’s important, what isn’t, and so on. (Even I get confused sometimes.)

Part of the problem is that judging reform actually requires asking several different questions. There’s the economic security issue: Will it expand insurance coverage substantially–and make sure the insurance people have is good insurance? There’s the cost question: Will it pay for itself–and will it reduce costs over the long run? And there’s the matter of quality: Will it actually make medical care better?

What Would Harry Do? | The New Republic