On a daily basis now, health care reform is making headlines. President Obama has made it clear that no only is health care reform a major priority for him, but also that he is bound and determined to accomplish it quickly. But what exactly is health care reform and what metrics should be established to determine if it is has been accomplished and accomplished successfully?
Unfortunately, many people understand the goal of health care reform as being universal coverage, i.e., providing health care insurance for all. But such a view is hopelessly naïve. Book after book has been published in 2009 getting under the kimono of health care and demonstrating that such a simpleminded view is not the point.
In this month’s Orange Pages module, Richard Vanderveer, CEO of GfK Healthcare, shares highlights of another such a book. Titled “Cured! The Insider’s Handbook for Health Care Reform,” the book’s 450 pages reveal that health care reform is fundamentally not what most people think it is, and won’t be accomplished nearly as quickly as the president believes. Rather, Stephen Hyde, the author, describes in great detail the various aspects of health care that must be reformed, and points out some ways in which such reform will need to take place.
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