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The U.S. House and Senate elections in November 2006 have generated intense interest both in this country and abroad.¹ One reason this election is seen as important is that the Republican and Democratic positions on many key policy areas, such as health care, are currently far apart. A substantial body of research by political scientists has shown that in recent years the positions of the two parties in Congress have diverged increasingly on almost all major policy issues.^2,3,4,5,6 This trend has also been reflected in congressional legislation on issues such as the future of the Medicare prescription drug program, the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Health Care as an Issue in 2006

Top Health Care Issues

Ratings of Health Care Issues

Discussion

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From the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (R.J.B.); and the Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, CA (D.E.A.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Blendon at the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Rm. 402, Boston, MA 02115, or at rblendon@hsph.harvard.edu.

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