John McCain and Barack Obama have offered proposals that would — in very different ways — reshape the landscape of American health care. The Chronicle spoke with several scholars about how the study of health economics and health policy has evolved since the Clinton plan collapsed in 1994 — and whether this year's candidates seem to have learned anything from that scholarship. Full Story »
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Insightful analysis of possible solutions to the health care crisis, from leading scholars in the field of health economics, such as MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, Northwestern's David Dranove, and University of California's Harold S. Luft. The author does a great job at contrasting their thoughtful views on this complex issue.
It is refreshing to read a really in-depth piece on both McCain's and Obama's health care plans. Many experts are quoted throughout the piece. The article has an authoritative tone because it includes so many viewpoints and clearly tries to frame a very thoughtful discussion about the pros and cons of each piece. Many key questions are asked -- and answered -- and at the end, I feel I learned new information about each plan.
This essay explains the fine print of proposals by the Obama and McCain campaigns, identifying strengths and weaknesses in fair and balanced ways--with a historical theme, in addition, from Truman to Hillary Clinton and into the projected future. A shortcoming, at least for Chronicle Review readers, is how all this relates to academe, other than citing expert sources who also are professors. True, The Chronicle Review brings to the academic audience a wealth of information each week ... More »
Connects the dots for the casual reader in scholars' thinking but, I felt, should compare the 1993 healthcare plan and Obama and McCain's proposals. Anyways, the article primarily examines certain points in Obama and McCain's policies. It was helpful to have sense which policies scholars agreed with. It was also great to know where there is an academic consensus on certain points.
This is the first Chronicle article I've ever read. It organises information well. However, it's unclear to me how an employer mandate to insure ... More »
Lots of facts are presented, but most of the story discusses the availability of health insurance as if it were discussing the availability of health care. The last section brings up the essential discussion of health care delivery, but only mentions the price of tests, rather than making any attempt at discussing health care delivery. A discussion of the concept of a "medical home" would have been much more helpful.
this is an informative piece that indicates pros and cons of different approaches but does not preach or prejudge the proponents. It fails to satisfy, because it does not lead to deeper insight or reasonable solutions; but that is the nature of the problem under discussion.
The drop-down box in the "About You" tab for NewsTrust reviewers lacks "other" in terms of "disclosure" which, when clicked, should open a window ... More »