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Friday, 26 June 2009 |
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On June 26th, CED hosted a webinar on health care reform. The presentation and discussion was led by Joe Minarik, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, and Alain Enthoven, Marriner S. Eccles Professor of Public & Private Management at Stanford University.
America's employer-based health-insurance system is failing. Coverage under employer insurance is flat in a growing eligible population, while national health expenditures rise 2.7% per year faster than the rest of the GDP. CED believes that we need to move beyond the current employer-based system and realign incentives in the health care market. Meaningful reform can only be achieved by introducing greater choice for individuals and healthier competition among insurers.
CED's approach to health care reform includes the creation of exchanges with a menu of competing private insurance plans from which each individual may choose. It would create the greatest incentives to improve quality, cost, and service. Under the CED plan, every American would have access to high-quality, affordable health care.
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