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9.29.09

Values: The Beating Heart of Health Reform

Thomas H. Murray | From The Hastings Center

The atmosphere was tense. Representatives of the insurance industry were huddled in one corner. The other members of the Task Force on Genetic Information and Insurance, mostly academics and consumer representatives, were bunched across the room. As chair of the task force, I was in the middle, trying to make sense of the disagreement, which was growing more intense by the minute.

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value: Efficiency, Fairness, Health, Integrity, Justice, Liberty, Medical Progress, Privacy, Quality, Responsibility, Solidarity, Stewardship | Comments (2)