From The Editor
Abstract
For Reprints, Links & Permissions: http://healthaffairs.org/1340_reprints. php E-mail Alerts : http://content.healthaffairs.org/subscriptions/etoc.dtl To Subscribe: http://content.healthaffairs.org/subscriptions/online.s html Health Affairs is published monthly by Project HOPE at 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814-6133. Copyright © 1983 by Project HOPE - The People-to-People Health Foundation. As provided by United States copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), no part of Health Affairs may be reproduced, displayed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or by information storage or retrieval systems, without prior written permission from the Publisher. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or unauthorized distribution In recent years, the number of members of Congress who have invested substantial amounts of their time and energy in a serious pursuit of health issues has dwindled. Health care policymaking offers few rewards for politicians these days; it more nearly involves the painful process of taking away or reducing benefits and cutting services. In this environment, Senator Robert J. Dole of Kansas, the powerful Republican chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has emerged as the single most influential legislator on health financing issues. In a series of questions and answers, Dole sets out in greater