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From the Editor

Stretching To Meet Global Health Needs

AT A RECENT Health Affairs conference celebrating the tenth anniversary of Narrative Matters, former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm offered a compelling description of the lives of policymakers—and, in particular, those concerned with issues of human health.

Confronted with so many unmet needs, he said—clearly speaking from his own experience—leaves these lonely people constantly feeling as if they are "sleeping in a bed with a blanket that’s too short." They feel cold, uncomfortable, and even miserable as they toss and turn through long nights, struggling to make the blanket stretch further in multiple directions. And even as existing needs go . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief

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