An Agenda for Solving America's Health Care Crisis

The best way to address the American health care crisis is to put market-based incentives in place where unwise public policies have been imposed. This study reviews the history and causes of national health care problems and proposes remedies such as the creation of medical savings accounts, reform of tax laws, and the repeal of expensive state-mandated health benefits. Released in cooperation with the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis. 33 pages.

Contents

• Health Care Task Force
• Executive Summary
• Summary of Proposals
• America's Health Care Crisis
• How The Crisis Evolved
• How The Health Care System Affects Patients
• Vision Of An Ideal Health Care System
• Moving Toward The Ideal: An Agenda For Change
  • 1. Equity in Taxation
  • 2. Equal Tax Advantages for Families with Unequal Incomes
  • 3. Ending Tax Subsidies for Wasteful Health Insurance
  • 4. Creating Individual Self-Insurance for Small Medical Bills
  • 5. Creating Freedom of Choice in Health Insurance
  • 6. Giving Employers and Employees New Options For Cost Containment and Individual Freedom of Choice
  • 7. Freedom of Information in the Hospital Marketplace
  • 8. Encouraging Savings for Postretirement Medical Expenses
  • 9. Creating Catastrophic Health Insurance Coverage for the Elderly
  • 10. Avoiding Health Care Rationing Under Medicaid and Medicare
  • 11. Avoiding the Costs of the Tort System
• Conclusion
• Endnotes