Government
Opinion leaders' health care wish list
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted March 21, 2005
The percentage of Americans without health insurance can and should be halved within the next 10 years, to 8% of the population, according to a survey of health policy experts conducted by the Commonwealth Fund. The majority of respondents said that result could be best achieved by the government setting up a national health program modeled on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program from which small businesses and individuals could purchase coverage.
There was less support for purely market-based approaches, such as association health plans and health savings accounts. But those surveyed did expect more individuals to purchase HSAs in the next 10 years.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/03/21/gvbf0321.htm.
