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Volume 360:e5 January 22, 2009 Number 4
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Health Care and the Recession
Thomas H. Lee, M.D., James J. Mongan, M.D., Jonathan Oberlander, Ph.D., and Meredith B. Rosenthal, Ph.D.

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The U.S. economy has been in recession for more than a year, the unemployment rate is climbing, the ranks of the uninsured are growing rapidly, and health care provider organizations are feeling the squeeze. What help can the federal government offer as part of the economic stimulus package? What will the increasing pressure mean for proposed health care reforms? And is there any silver lining in the clouds for the future of the U.S. health care system? In a roundtable discussion moderated by Dr. Thomas Lee, three experts in in health policy, economics, and health care delivery — Drs. James . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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