The Obama Agenda - Part 3 - Health Care

In this report from "A Time for Change: The Obama Agenda," NBR's Dana Bate examines the President-elect's plans for health care. Will his proposals to cut costs do enough to improve the health care system?



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External Links/Articles*

• American Institutes for Research (AIR)
  AIR is a behavioral and social science research organization. This links to a bio of Marilyn Moon, who is director of AIR's Health Program. Moon is interviewed in Dana Bate's report.
• Brookings
  Brookings is an independent, nonprofit public policy organization. Mark McClellan, Director of the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings, is interviewed in Data Bate's report. This links to a November 2008 paper published on the Bookings website titled, "Strategic Review: Real Health Care Reform in 2009."
• Change.gov - The Office of The President-Elect
  This links to the "Health Care" section of President-elect Barack Obama's website. It includes a description of "The Obama-Biden Plan" to reform health care.
• Health Affaris
  Health Affairs is a health policy journal. This links to a December 15th, 2008 article published in the journal's blog. The title of the article is "Daschle: What Can we Expect of the Health Czar in Waiting?"
• The Heritage Foundation
  The Heritage Foundation is a conservative public policy research institute. This links to a December 4, 2008 issue paper published on the foundation's website. The paper examines the concept of a Federal Health Board, which is mentioned in Dana Bate's report.
• YouTube
  This links to video of a meeting of President-elect Obama's Health Policy Team on December 4, 2008. The meeting includes Senator Tom Daschle, who will be Health and Human Services Secratary under Obama. The video was uploaded to YouTube by Change.gov, President-elect Obama's official website.

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