A Blueprint for U.S. Health Insurance Reform.
Ann Intern Med
; 177(6): 812-816, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
The current U.S. health insurance "system" was not deliberately planned and constructed but has emerged piecemeal over the past half-century through a series of incremental and haphazard reforms. That policy history also reveals a clear but unfulfilled societal commitment to providing access to essential health care regardless of resources. To fulfill this obligation, the solution proposed in this article has 2 key elements 1) universal coverage that is automatic, free, and basic, and 2) the option to buy supplemental coverage in a well-designed market. Such a system could, if desired, be created without raising taxes and without disrupting or changing the delivery of medical care.
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Assunto principal:
Reforma dos Serviços de Saúde
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Cobertura Universal do Seguro de Saúde
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Intern Med
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article