Why has health care become a major challenge to the U.S. economy and to economic policymakers?

The essay in the 2005 annual report summarizes the themes and consensus-based prescriptions for action that emerged from the Boston Fed's 50th economic conference, Wanting It All: The Challenge of Reforming the U.S. Health Care System, held in June 2005.

Complete Report (2.7MB)

Contents

• Letter from the President
• Feature Essay:
  Reforming the U.S. Health Care System: Where There's A Will, There Could Be A Way
  by Jane S. Little and Teresa M. Foy
• 2005 Bank Highlights
• The Bank in the Community
• Board of Directors
• Advisory Council Members
• Senior Officers
• Officers by Department
• Financial Statements