Health reform remains a work in progress. In a talk co-sponsored by Cornell University's College of Human Ecology and Mann Library on November 30, 2009, faculty members from the Department of Policy Analysis and Management discuss the current debate on health care reform in the U.S.. The discussion provides a comparison of legislative bills passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in 2009, identifies key issues to watch as reform action proceeds in coming months, and offers preliminary predictions of the likely impact the current reform initiatives will have on problems of spiraling health care costs and growing numbers of uninsured Americans.