| Plan |
Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform | |
| Date |
May 2007 | |
| Overall Approach |
Five principles for market-based reforms | |
| Universal Coverage |
Yes | |
| Guaranteed Coverage |
Yes | |
| Portability |
Yes | |
| Voluntary Employer-Based System |
Not addressed | |
| New Programs |
Not specifically addressed | |
| Expansion of Existing Public Programs/Federal Law |
Not specifically addressed | |
| Insurance Pool |
Not addressed | |
| State Responsibility |
Not addressed | |
| Individual Mandate |
Require individuals to carry health insurance regardless of their employment status | |
| Employer Mandate |
Businesses should share responsibility to ensure affordable healthcare coverage is achieved. | |
| Private Insurance Mandates |
Not addressed | |
| Individual Subsidies |
Low-income participants provided financial assistance to obtain coverage | |
| Individual Vouchers |
Not addressed | |
| Employer Subsidies |
Not addressed | |
| Individual Plan/Provider Choice |
Not addressed | |
| National Health Board |
Not addressed | |
| Tax Changes |
Individuals able to purchase healthcare in the same tax-advantaged way as business -- individual healthcare expenses tax deductible | |
| Premium/Co-Pay/Deductible |
Not addressed | |
| Health Quality Improvement |
Provide consumers full access to simple, reliable and transparent information about costs and quality of care | |
| Information Technology / Electronic Medical Records |
Cost-effective technology such as transportable digital medical records and e-prescriptions | |
| Individual Responsibility for Health and Lifestyle |
Yes | |
| Preventive care |
Promote prevention and wellness and incorporating full care management programs for those with chronic and acute conditions
Personal financial incentives for adopting healthy behaviors | |
| Transparency |
Require transparent information on cost and quality
Provide consumers full access to simple, reliable and transparent information about costs and quality of care | |
| Drug Reimportation |
Not addressed | |
| Medicare Rx Drug Price Negotiation |
Not addressed | |
| Medical Personnel Education |
Not addressed | |
| Mental Health Parity |
Not addressed | |
| Other Provisions |
Not addressed | |
| Cost |
Not addressed | |
| Cost Containment |
Market-based reforms that provide consumers full access to simple, reliable and transparent information about costs and quality of care, underpinned by cost-effective technology such as transportable digital medical records and e-prescriptions | |
| Financing |
Not addressed | |
| Source |
"Our Core Principles," Coalition to Advancy Healthcare Reform, Accessed Jan. 16, 2009 | |
