Philosophical, political, and legal debates
Foundational debates
Moral significance of health care / Patricia Ilingworth, Ronald Sandler
Health care and human health / Anthony L. Schlaff
Health care as a human right / Benjamin Mason Meier, Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharya
Individual and societal responsibility for health / David Jones, Jodyn Platt, Daniel B. Rubin, Peter D. Jacobson
The role of the market in health care / Seth Freedman, Jill R. Horwitz
Racial disparities in health status and accessing health care / Ruqaiijah A. Yearby
Single-prayer health care system / Steffie Woolhandler, David Himmelstein, Simeon Kimmel, Carl Berdahl
Health care reform debates
Public opinion and health care reform / Thomas R. Marahall
State's rights and health care reform / Elizabeth Weeks Leonard
Liberty and the individual mandate / Leaonard M. Fleck
Federal authority over the individual mandate / Julia Bienstock, Corey S. Davis
Undeserved communities and health care reform / Sara Rosenbaum, Tisha Beeson
Abortion and reproductive health services / B. Jessie Hill
Reforming medical malpractice liability / Barry R. Furrow
Economic and fiscal debates
Expanding coverage
Individual mandate / Neera Tanden, Topher Spiro, Thomas Miller
Insurance regulation / Jason M. Hockenberry
Insurance exchanges / Alan C. Monheit, Joel C. Cantor
Employer mandate / Kathleen Carey
Paying for reform and bending the cost curve
Deficit reduction / Kavita Patel, Shayla Nagy, Mark A. Zezza
Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health insurance / Ptricia Ketsche, William S. Custer, E. Kathleen Adams
Taxing high-cost (Cadillac) plans / Randy Haught, Elise Gould
Price transparency / Bianc K. Frogner
Accountable care organizations / David H. HOward, Cynthia Zeldin
Independent payment advisory board / Jennifer M. Kerner
Medicare negotiations of drug pricing / David W. Carlson
Medicaid program flexibility / R. Paul Duncan, Lilliana L. Bell, Allyson G. Hall, Shenae K. Samuels
Quality debates
Priders and quality
Primary care versus socialization / Crystal WIley Cené, Dinushika Mohottige, Diane Dewar
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants / Barbara Sheer
Female physicians / Linda Grant, Aubrey Denmon
Ethnic background of physicians and patients / Marsha Regenstein, Ellie Adnres, Dylan Newlson
Home care / Brenda Ohta
Treatment methods and quality
Centralized versus decentralized control / Kevin Seitz, Marianne Udow-Phillips / Comparative-effectiveness research / Michael Hochman, Danny McCormick, Elaine Morrato / Information technology adoption / Katy Mahraj, Kai Zheng
Cost and quality
Medicare benefit cuts / R. Tamar Kontzka, Marcelo Coca-Perraillon, Sally C. Stearns
High-deductible health insurance plans / Stephen T. Parnte, David Randall.