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What does all this health care lingo really mean?

I keep getting comments on Twitter and Facebook from people struggling to make sense of all this health care lingo. 

It can get very confusing.  So I’m searching out the best links to keep you up to date.  If you find something useful send it my way and we’ll build this resource together!

New Dr. Sanjay Gupta from CNN explains What Parents Need to Know about H1N1
One recent buzz word that’s leaving many puzzled is health insurance cooperaties.

About.com defines Health Care cooperatives. It looks at pros and cons.

The New York Times posted this article about the difference between public option and health care co-op.

For a conservative take on health care co-ops check this link out from the Cato Institute.

Washington Post’s story on Obama administration beginning to back away from insistence on public health care option and instead talking about these cooperatives.

Here is a link to Congressman Inglis’ town hall meetings.

Glossary Links:

I’ve located several health care reform glossaries for you! 

This link to WebMD’s glossary starts us off.

Here’s another glossary link.

One of the terms you’ve asked about:Single Payer System
Here’s another glossary from PBS.

Another glossary from MSNBC