County and City Health Departments: The Need for Sustainable Funding Through Health Reform

November 25, 2009 Written by Jack Meyer, PhD., Principal, Washington, D.C. Office of Health Management Associates, and Lori Weiselberg, MPH, Senior Consultant, Chicago office of Health Management Associates, this article notes that in recent months, the debate over health reform has swirled around such topics as Medicaid expansion, setting up new health insurance exchanges, requirements for individuals and employers to contribute to health care financing, and how new insurance benefits will be financed. While this important drama over covering the uninsured and how to pay for it unfolds, another battle is being fought. This is the day-to-day . . .