Health Care Reform
Nearly everyone agrees that the more than 50 million uninsured Americans are placing an enormous burden on the nation’s health care system.
Many advocacy groups generally agree on the desired outcome (health care for all, universal coverage etc.), though they tend to disagree on the particular means for achieving that end.
This resource on health care reform is being provided by IHA as a means to interact with health care advocates and to host discussions on the topic.
Recent Blog Posts on Health Care Reform
Obama Requests ‘Up-or-Down’ Vote on Health Care Reform
by Dan Royer on Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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President Barack Obama held a press conference Wednesday outlining his plans on health care reform that has stalled in Congress. As was predicted, the president asked Congress to schedule a final “up-or-down” vote on health care reform legislation and took it a step further by adding his endorsement of using the budget reconciliation process to finish the process.
Read full articleA Quick Lesson on Value in Health Care
by Scott McIntyre on Monday, February 22, 2010
Patient-centered primary care works when best practices are emphasized. When that happens, real value in health care is the result. Real value — like what hospitals provide in Iowa.
Read full articlePresident Obama Calls for Bipartisan Summit on Health Care Reform
by Dan Royer on Friday, February 12, 2010
President Obama has called for a bipartisan health care reform summit to be held on February 25. The meeting is expected to bring together members from both parties to discuss action moving forward.
Read full articleTop Health Care Coverage Reform Concepts
- Single Payer: A single-payer health care system is one that would be the sole payer for health care as well as the sole provider for health insurance nationwide.
- Medicare-Like Coverage System: An expanded Medicare public health insurance option administered by the Federal Government.
- State-Run System: Give states the power to decide on methods aimed toward enacting universal health care coverage plans.
- Third-Party Administrators: A public health insurance option where multiple government-run regional third-party administrators would provide coverage.
