Brian Klepper
What Will It Take To Re-establish Stability and Sustainability to American Health Care? Will It Be Driven Through Policy or the Marketplace?
The White House National Economic Council, Reforming Health Care For The 21st Century, February 2006.
Office of the Governor of California, “Gov. Schwarzenegger Tackles California's Broken Health Care System, Proposes Comprehensive Plan to Help All Californians,” January 8, 2007.
Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,“Governor Rendell Unveils Historic “Prescription for Pennsylvania” to Provide Access to Affordable, Quality Health Care For All Pennsylvanians,” January 17, 2007.
The Commonwealth Fund, “New Analysis: Congressional Health Care Proposals Would Cover All Uninsured, and Reduce Total U.S. Health Spending by Up to $61 Billion,” March 19, 2007.
Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., Jessica B. Rubin, Michelle E. Treseler, Jefferson Lin, and David Mattos, “U.S. Presidential Candidates' Prescriptions for a Healthier Future: A Side-By-Side Comparison,” The Huffington Post, July 9, 2007.
Kevin Sack, “For Filmmaker, 'Sicko' Is a Jumping-Off Point for Health Care Change,” New York Times, June 24, 2007.
Kaiser Family Foundation, Center for Studying Health System Change, Health Research and Educational Trust, Employer Health Benefits 2006 Annual Survey, September 26, 2006.
Calculations from the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Commerce.
Trends and Indicators in the Change Health Care Marketplace, Exhibit 1.8: Distribution of Personal Health Care Expenditures by Source of Payment, 1994 and 2004, Kaiser Family Foundation, Updated 02/02/05.
William Wiatrowski, Documenting Benefits Coverage for All Workers, Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, 7/14/2006.
Comparison of Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the State of Florida Department of Financial Services Office of Insurance Regulation, 2007.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Health Expenditure Projections: 2006-2016.
Kaiser Family Foundation, Trends and Indicators in the Changing Health Care Marketplace, Exhibit 5.1: Health Care Employment and Share of Total Non-Farm Employment, 1990-2005.
Vanessa Fuhrmans, “A Novel Plan Helps Hospital Wean Itself Off Pricey Tests,” The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2007.
Gail R. Wilensky, Clearing the Way for Transparency in Health Care, Healthcare Financial Management Magazine, October 2006.
Henry Clay Ruark, Kitzhaber Plan Can Rescue Oregon and Lead USA To Defeat Healthcare Burden, Salem-News.com, 5/18/07.
US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights, “Your Rights Under the Community Service Assurance Provision of the Hill-Burton Act,” June 2000.
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