Archive for the 'Prevention' Category

U.S. Worst At Beating Death From Treatable Illness

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

In a comparison of 18 countries, the United States ranked at the bottom for number of deaths that could have been prevented by timely and effective health care. Not only were U.S. rates among the worst, the rate of improvement from 1997-98 to 2002-03 was the smallest.

REFORM: Hamilton Project Enters The Health Policy Debate

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution was founded to advance opportunity and prosperity through broad-based growth, economic security, and effective government. Perhaps no issue is more important in all of these regards than health care.
Today we are releasing three specific proposals to promote affordability and effectiveness in health care. This summer we’ll release several […]


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