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If there is one thing in the curretn health care debate that everyone agress upon, it's that the issues are complex. Congressional information provides users with the information they need to examine the isssues and form their own opinions based on fact.
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==LexisNexis Academic==
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Since the Healthcare issue is a huge story in the United States at the moment with the president's plan to reform, the widget to the right provides links to the latest news articles from Major World Publications inside of LexisNexis. Updates to this widget are in real time, so you may reload this page and see a new story pop up. These stories will not direct you to the articles inside LexisNexis Academic, but rather, are a part of the LexisNexis News publisher feed.
  
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According to a recent CRS report, more than 45 million people have no health insurance, and costs are rising for nearly everyone. The U.S. spends over $2.5 trillion (about 17% of the gross domestic product) on health care services and products. This is far more than other industrialized countries spend, but the U.S. scores on many idicators of health quality are  average or worse than average.
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To find news stories in Academic, the best way to search is to [[Power Search: Use the Index|use the index]]. Start on the PowerSearch form. Then, click the link to add index terms. The following terms may be very helpful in your search:
  
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*Health Care Law
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Health Care Reform: An Introduction, CRS Reports, CRS-2009-DSP-0503, June 30, 2009, LexisNexis Congressional Research Digital Collection; DURABLE-URL: http://www.lexisnexis.com/congcomp/getdoc?CRDC-ID=CRS-2009-DSP-0503
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*Employee Health Care Plans
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*Obama Health Care Reform
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*Retiree Health Plans
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*Veterans Health Care
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*Health Care Information
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If you are researching Healthcare in the United States, it may be a good idea to select "U.S. Newspapers and Wires" from the source drop-down box instead of using the default "Major World Publications." However, if you would like a world view of the United States Healthcare situation, "Major World Publications" will get you great results.
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===Best Sources===
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If you are looking for a more specific source to search, try these subscriber links to sources within Academic. You will not be able to access the links if you are not on campus or signed into the LexisNexis Academic service:
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*[http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=156898 Healthcare News, Current]
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*[http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=8291 Modern Healthcare Magazine]
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*[http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=157381 State Codes, Constitutions, Court Rules & ALS, All-Selected Healthcare Material]
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 1 May 2012

LexisNexis Academic

Since the Healthcare issue is a huge story in the United States at the moment with the president's plan to reform, the widget to the right provides links to the latest news articles from Major World Publications inside of LexisNexis. Updates to this widget are in real time, so you may reload this page and see a new story pop up. These stories will not direct you to the articles inside LexisNexis Academic, but rather, are a part of the LexisNexis News publisher feed.

To find news stories in Academic, the best way to search is to use the index. Start on the PowerSearch form. Then, click the link to add index terms. The following terms may be very helpful in your search:

  • Health Care Law
  • Employee Health Care Plans
  • Obama Health Care Reform
  • Retiree Health Plans
  • Veterans Health Care
  • Health Care Information

If you are researching Healthcare in the United States, it may be a good idea to select "U.S. Newspapers and Wires" from the source drop-down box instead of using the default "Major World Publications." However, if you would like a world view of the United States Healthcare situation, "Major World Publications" will get you great results.

Best Sources

If you are looking for a more specific source to search, try these subscriber links to sources within Academic. You will not be able to access the links if you are not on campus or signed into the LexisNexis Academic service:




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