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Healthcare Reform 1

Healthcare Reform: Moving Closer to a Solution

English 102-940

Professor Marilyn
December 1, 2007

December 1, 2007

Professor Marilyn Sahiba

Department of English and Critical Studies

Parkland College

Champaign, IL 61821

Dear Professor Sahiba,

I am pleased to present to you my final research paper on Health Care Reform: Moving Closer To A Solution, the topic for which was approved by you on November 8, 2007.

I acquired most of my research material from the Parkland College Library, and internet sources found through the search engine, Google. There was a wealth of information available to use in order for me to write a convincing paper on the reasons for the need for health care reform and why universal coverage is an important goal for our country.

My research in this topic has educated me about the state of health care today and I hope to convey to my readers a need for action to move towards a system that provides health insurance coverage to all.

Sincerely yours,

Laurie J. DiLorenzo

Enc. Library Research Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter of Transmittal…………………………….i

Table of Contents……………………………….ii

Abstract…………………………………………iii

Outline…………………………………………..iv

Research Paper………………………………….1-10

Works Cited…………………………………….11

Annotated Bibliography………………………...13

Topic Selection Sheet…………………………...14

Healthcare Reform 2

Health care reform is rated as one of the top three concerns Americans want to hear addressed by the presidential candidates. Why has this rocketed to the top of everyone’s list? The answer is simply because more than 47 million Americans are uninsured. This number has grown by 3.5 million over the last ten years. The problems do not stop with the issues surrounding the uninsured. There

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