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Abstract

Health care has been one of the most contentious and difficult to address social policy issues (Moniz & Gorin, 2003). Debates over managed care, prescription drug prices, access to care, the uninsured, and ethical issues such as cloning and stem cell research are seen regularly in Congress and in State Legislatures across the nation (Johnson & Broder, 1996). Health care and health policy are so integral to the conduct of social policy that it is difficult to have an intelligent debate about almost any contemporary social policy issue without some mention of health policy (Kronenfield, 2000; Larkin, 2004). Health policy is a complex and intensive area of study that draws on the expertise of many disciplines. Data sources and methodology vary widely. This creates a rich but complex literature that challenges policy