Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Towards A New New Deal Conference in Washington DC, April 9th, 2008. Photos by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power." — Franklin Roosevelt    Roosevelt Rx Prospectus > Roosevelt Home > Policy > Health > Roosevelt Rx > Rx Publication > Roosevelt Rx Prospectus Roosevelt Rx Publication Prospectus   Objective: The purpose of the Roosevelt Rx national publication is to connect student ideas for improving the US health care system with policy makers. This publication will provide a platform for both undergraduate and graduate students to analyze the health care issues on the federal, state, and local level in a peer-reviewed journal that is persuasive for policy makers and accessible to a general audience.   Timeline: March 2008     Identify planning committee for this publication and finalize prospectus Apr 15, 2008  Announce call for submissions May 2008        Finalize Advisory Board for publication June 2008        Submissions due to editors July 12, 2008  Policy writing retreat coinciding with the Roosevelt Institution National  Policy Expo to  edit papers and discuss the overall structure of the publication Sept 2008        Launch of publication/ distribution to policy makers   Content: In order to provide material that is comprehensive and accessible, the Roosevelt Rx Publication will be divided into several sections. About half of the publication will be innovative student policy proposals and about half of the publication will provide context for these policies and discuss the larger issues of implementation. This journal will be published by the Roosevelt Institution and will consist of about 60 pages on half-sheet paper (like the 25 Ideas publication). These pages will roughly be divided as follows: Introductory Executive Summary – 2 pages Perhaps an introductory remark by a prominent health policy authority? History of health policy reform from Roosevelt to the present - 10  pages 2-3 short essays about different time periods (i.e Roosevelt, LBJ, and Clinton) or one long piece by a strong writer Key facts about health care and student stories about health for young adults from different campuses across the country – 6  pages Presented in a dynamic way (more figures and less text) Analyses of current presidential health care plans - 6  pages Analysis of the current political candidates Roosevelt Policy briefs about specific state and federal solutions - 30 pages 15 two page briefs on three different focus areas (cost, disparities, and access, particularly as they relate to young adults) Framing and communication of health policy issues – 6 pages 3 two-page essays about different framing issues (i.e. cost-effectiveness, fear-based advertisements, and human rights) or one really strong essay Leadership Positions   To be successful, the Roosevelt Rx publication will require a team effort of many talented, dedicated people. For a description of leadership roles, click here. If you are interested in taking a leadership role, email robert.nelb (at) yale.edu with a short statement of interest by Friday, March 4th. You are strongly encouraged to take a leadership role, but you do not need to be an editor in order to publish a policy paper in the publication.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359