READ 2 - “The “Iron Triangle” of Health Care: Access, Cost, and Quality” (Carroll 2012)

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Read The JAMA Forum article, “The “Iron Triangle” of Health Care: Access, Cost, and Quality” written by Aaron Carroll (10/3/2012).

  1. To what extent do you agree with the author that "there are inherent trade-offs in health policy... We can make the system cheaper. We can make it more expansive. We can make it higher in quality. But we can’t do all 3."

  2. In recent debates on healthcare reform including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a.k.a., ObamaCare, what aspects healthcare have been considered as social problems? Who were the major claims-makers and what were their claims?