1. US Health Care Reform Debate
Brian Conley

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

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

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

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