Reforms ahead

Before taking this class I honestly had no clue about the ins and outs of our health care system. During the election I always wondered why health care reform was always such a hot topic and now I see why! After just a semester I feel like I am so much more equipped to really think about all the issues that plague our system and make educated decisions whenever elections roll around. As a public health student and a pre-med student I have found the information I learned in class to be invaluable in allowing me to better understand the system I hope to work with one day. Subscribing to the healthcare newsletters like the California Healthline and iHealthBeat was an easy way to keep on top of the day to day updates about the changes that are currently going on and I plan on continuing my subscription to these newsletters even after this class is finished, especially now that the reform is just getting underway. Also, I plan on always participating in any special elections that happen to make sure that my vote is counted for something.