Health policy experts urge Congress to abandon ideological differences on overhaul

Kaiser Health News reports that a group of "leading economists, analysts and health care administrators" are urging lawmakers to set aside ideological differences and take "action to create broad based changes in the nation's health care system." The group wrote an open letter to Congress, "which was signed by more than 400 health care leaders and identified eight specific policy changes that the leaders said are central to effective health reform legislation. Those changes include efforts to expand coverage to the uninsured, promote competition in health insurance, assure affordability and cover preventive services" (Marcy, 9/17).

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