How does the history and structure of the U.S. healthcare system influence current health policy and proposed reform proposals? Choose a current reform effort (it doesn't have to be The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) and consider it in this context. At a minimum, please share the following:
Describe the reform you have identified and provide some basic info about it. What is the goal or purpose of the reform? What parts of the healthcare system will the reform directly impact? What other parts of the healthcare system might the reform impact (indirectly) and how?
Why is the reform effort being proposed? What problem is it trying to address or solve?
Why is the reform effort necessary? Why does the problem being addressed even exist in the first place?
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