Health Care Reform SF 183: Introduction

Health Care Reform Health care/insurance industry, Republican leaders: maintain a private system: No Public options (no Canadian system) People with employer-provided coverage Group A: Dominant? Group B: Subordinate? Who how do we address problems associated both with the coverage and cost of health care in the US? Which perspective wins in the public mind and in the policy debate? People with limited coverage People with no coverage (ER-only) Protect personal choice and keep costs down (for those that have coverage).

Health Care Reform Health care/insurance industry, Republican leaders: maintain a private system: Market choice. No Public options (no Canadian system). People with employer-provided coverage. Group A: Dominant? Group B: Subordinate? Which perspective wins in the public mind and in the policy debate? Maintain existing market-based HC system. Universal coverage or regulated market. The possibility of having choice in the market is better than government choice/options. or

Health Care Reform Health care/insurance industry, Republican leaders: maintain a private system: No Public options (no Canadian system). People with limited HC coverage. Group A: Dominant? Group B: Subordinate? Which perspective wins in the public mind and in the policy debate? Having limited choice in the market is better than government choice/options. Universal coverage or regulated market. Market choice rather than universal coverage, or a regulated market. or

Health Care Reform Health care/insurance industry, Republican leaders: maintain a private system: No Public options (no Canadian system). People with NO HC coverage. Group A: Dominant? Group B: Subordinate? Which perspective wins in the public mind and in the policy debate? Having NO choice in the market is better than government choice/options. Universal coverage or regulated market. Market choice rather than universal coverage, or a regulated market. or