As part of Health Journalism 2009's "Explaining costs in health stories" panel, Marge Ginsburg (executive director, Center for Healthcare Decisions) presented on "Bringing the public's (informed) voice to healthcare policy." In the presentation, she explained the Center of Healthcare Decisions' role in the process and shared some of the insights her organization had gained in its interactions with members of the public. She also contrasted decisions made by uninformed members of the public with those of folks who had learned a bit more about the issues.
