title: Special report: Washington outlook.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lovern
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D023482:Bioterrorism; D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States