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Nurse Liberty: Healthcare in America

September, 2009

Feature At What Cost: Economics of Medicine by Daniel Leifer Whether or not efforts to expand access to medical care succeed, healthcare spending as a share of GDP will continue to rise unless cost-cutting measures are put in place. Healthcare Reform Glossary by Katherine Heflin The ABCs of the healthcare debate. From Accountable-Care Organizations to Social Security.	Perspective Healthcare Cooperatives: A Politically Palatable but Paltry Alternative by Ilias Karim Healthcare cooperatives are not a fundamentally poor idea; they are just a poor alternative to a government health insurance plan. America’s Stem Cell Research Policy by Jisha Jacob Immediately after being sworn into office, President Barack Obama followed through on his campaign promises and is sued an executive order on March 9, 2009 entitled, “Removing Barriers to Responsi ble Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells,” overturning strict Bush-era regulations. Reform Now or Regret Later by Shadi Bushra It has long been a vague and distant goal of the left to reform the healthcare system. But now, the dream seems closer than ever to realization. With record high uninsured and skyrocketing costs, it is the ideal time to play catch-up with the rest of the world’s developed nations by guaranteeing health care for all citizens.
International The European Alternatives by Michael Albada Demand for the reform has opened the debate on what form that should take, and many have appropriately begun to look to Europe for an alternative. The rest of the world has something to teach us, and we should be listening.	National Yes, We Can. Or Can We? by Adetola Lawal According to the Washington Post, between January and March of this year health-care firms and their lobbyists spend $1.4 million a day, so there is bound to be resistance in the legislature regardless of the merits of the Democrat’s plan. Socialism vs. Social Security by Ross Raffin The Public Health Insurance Option and the Health Insurance Exchange, two integral parts of Democratic healthcare reform, are miles from Socialist. The economic reasoning behind these institutions is to enhance free market interactions, not to create a single-payer system. Countering Town Hall Rhetoric by Rebecca Greene Democrats earnestly launched into numerous town halls to get in touch with the public, but Congressional members were embarrassed by paid lobbyists aggressively shouting them down and filling the evening news with images of ‘boiling public outrage’. The Republican Healthcare Plan by Nikola Milanovic Republicans have thrown out a simpler plan. The four-page proposal outlines three main goals: making healthcare more affordable, making it more available and accessible, and promoting healthy lifestyles and higher quality care.
Editorial Letter from the Editor by Ross Raffin Healthcare is, without question, one of the most complex topics in domestic policy. True reform cannot be encapsulated in slogans about change or existential terrorist threats. However, destruction of reform is quite easily encapsulated in slogans. The Democratic Left Vs. Center: Posturing for Less Coverage by Kai Stinchcombe Those on the left prefer a larger government role and those on the right prefer a smaller government role, but because adding the public option helps keep prices down, more liberal democrats want a plan that covers more people and is cheaper for consumers. Moving towards the center increases the costs for consumers without increasing coverage.	Back Page Slogans for Healthcare Protestor Signs by Stanford Progressive Nothing destroys the will of tyrannical government quite like pithy slogans on cardboard signs. Feel free to use these to win the war on universal healthcare.