- Portability: Individuals could take their insurance to their next job or perhaps even into retirement.
- Accessibility: Participating insurers would have to accept all patients, with no exclusions for pre-existing conditions.
- Choice and control: Individual ownership would allow health insurance to evolve into a service that gives patients more control and choice. Coverage options and health benefit plans would no longer be solely determined by employers on the basis of what is affordable for the majority of company employees.
- Improved service: Insurers would compete for an individual's business by offering competitive rates and providing access to networks of doctors. If the insurance plan didn't meet expectations, people could change insurers.
We had the pleasure of having Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks as a guest speaker in our neighborhood forum in August. We invite you to read her guest column that was recently published in The Gazette.
Redesign health care, save innovation by Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Guest Column in The Gazette
Look at programs that the government assist families and individuals in need for food and housing. The government's programs for health care can be very similar through vouchers and debit cards for health care insurance and medical care for those in need. The role of the government should be limited. It should involve over site, but any future system should promote the following ...
- Create Value
Improve patient health outcomes and satisfaction with U.S. health care. Decrease medical errors, costs and waste. Read details. - Coordinate Care
To increase value, patient care services must be coordinated across people, functions, activities, locations and time. Patients must actively participate in this process. Read details. - Reform the Payment System
Change the way providers are paid in order to improve health and minimize waste. Read details. - Provide Health Insurance for All
Provide guaranteed, portable health insurance for all individuals, giving them choice, control and peace of mind. Read details.
We need true competition in our health care system for tomorrow. That cannot be obtained through a public option. We have found the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center useful in our discussion of the health care reform debate in the United States of America.
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