RAND debuts tool to evaluate US health proposals

The USA's RAND Corp has launched an on-line tool to provide policymakers and interested parties with a unique way of understanding and evaluating  the effects and unintended consequences of health care reform proposals  certain to be introduced in the new 111th Congress and beyond.

COMPARE (Comprehensive Assessment of Reform Efforts) is a  first-of-its-kind on-line resource that synthesizes what is known about  the current heath care system, provides information on proposals to  modify the system and delivers insight about how potential policy  changes are likely to affect health care delivery and costs in the USA.