Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center for Health Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research Stanford University


CHP/PCOR Publications


Health Reform: Getting The Essentials Right

Journal Article

Author
Victor R. Fuchs - Stanford University

Published by
Health Affairs, Vol. 28 no. 2, page(s) 180-183
January 16, 2009


Fuchs argues that health reform must encompass the Four Cs in order to succeed: coverage, cost control, coordinated care and choice. While details are certainly important, Fuchs writes, Congress and the Obama Administration must remember that "God is in the essentials." Without the essentials, no reform plan can succeed.

Topics: United States