The Health-Care Debate in Congress: What's at Stake for Higher Education

Congress's Health-Care Debate: What's at Stake for Higher Education 1

Lloyd DeGrane, U. of Chicago Medical Center

Nina Rogers sees patients at the Chicago Family Health Center. Provisions in both health-care bills would make it easier for residents and fellows to train in nonhospital settings like this community health center.

Higher education, and particularly people and colleges involved in medical training, have a lot at stake in the sweeping health-care legislation that Congressional leaders are expected to continue wrangling over this week.

They are trying to save the embattled legislation in the wake of last week's Republican upset in the hotly contested race for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.

Republicans have been fighting the proposed health-care

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