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HEALTH CARE 2009 Published at www.nejm.org February 18, 2009 (10.1056/NEJMp0900309)

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Indicating that health care reform is integral to his policy agenda, President Barack Obama has moved swiftly to incorporate elements of reform into his economic recovery bill and signed reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Enactment of comprehensive reform, however, is likely to hinge on the development of a plan that is affordable to families, employers, and taxpayers. It will need to combine expanded health insurance coverage with investments designed to improve care and slow spending growth if it is to be sound and sustainable in the long term.

The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Davis is the president of the Commonwealth Fund, New York.

This article (10.1056/NEJMp0900309) was published at NEJM.org on February 19, 2009. It will appear in the February 26 issue of the Journal.

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