Grading Health Reform

Minor Impact On Quality Of Care The primary objectives of health care reform were clear long before Congress took up the issue last year: slow the growth of health care spending, insure more people, improve the quality of care -- and do it all without busting the federal budget. After consulting with health care policy experts, National Journal created a system in 2007 for rating the potential impact of the presidential candidates' health care plans on five broad categories: the uninsured; government spending; consumer costs; employer-based insurance; and quality of care.