Health Care Costs

Sunday 22 November 2009

ON THE AGENDA

Will Too Much Debt Fuel A Double-Dip Recession?

Francie Grace
Nov 20, 2009

That was the question raised by President Obama during an interview in China (one of our biggest creditors), as cartoonists seized the opportunity to comment on America's looming national debt. "It is important," said Mr.

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Will a Delay on the Climate Treaty be Time Well-Spent?

Scott Bittle
Nov 16, 2009

World leaders flatly admitted this weekend what everyone pretty much knew: there won't be a major deal on climate change at the big conference in Copenhagen next month. Instead, leaders will try to keep the process going, in hopes of coming up with a deal next year.

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FACING UP TO THE
Nation's Finances

National Debt Clock

Talk It Over: Ask Public Agenda

By tpk on August 7, 2009

A common reason given to change our health care system is it growing costs. If the costs shown in your chart at http://www.publicagenda.org/citizen/issueguides/health-care is accurate, it appears costs have not risen significantly since 1990. Please clarify the argument that costs are rising.
Terry Kay