Who Has the Cure?: Hamilton Project Ideas on Health Care (Brookings Publications (All Titles))

The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution was established to foster policy innovation from leading economic thinkers—ideas based on evidence and experience, not ideology and doctrine. The overall goal is to promote America's long-term economic growth, and economic security for American families. This important book brings The Hamilton Project's approach to one of the most critical issues facing Americans today—health care. In Who Has the Cure? a team of noted economists and policy analysts emphasizes the importance of universal health care—not just its value to individual and families, but also the overall economy. They examine in detail four policy alternatives for achieving universal health insurance coverage that would also improve efficiency in the health care industry. The contributors to this volume also evaluate proposales designed to make health care more affordable and effective. Among the possible strategies studied here are an expansion of preventive care, income-related cost sharing, and reform of Medicare's prescription drug benefit. Emphasizes The Importance Of Universal Health Care And Looks At Alternatives For Achieving Universal Health Care Coverage That Also Improves Efficiency In The Health Care Industry And Provides Proposals To Improve The Effectiveness And Affordability Of Health Care, Including Income-related Cost-sharing, Expanding Preventive Care, And Reforming Medicare's Prescription Drug Benefit--provided By Publisher. Universal, Effective, And Affordable Health Insurance : An Economic Imperative / Jason Furman And Robert E. Rubin -- Achieving Universal Coverage Through Medicare Part E(veryone) / Gerard F. Anderson And Hugh R. Waters -- Evolving Beyond Traditional Employer-sponsored Health Insurance / Stuart M. Butler -- A Comprehensive Cure : The Guaranteed Health Care Access Plan : A Voucher-style Reform / Ezekiel J. Emanuel And Victor R. Fuchs -- Taking Massachusetts National : Incremental Universalism For The United States / Jonathan Gruber -- Mending The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit : Improving Consumer Choices And Restructuring Purchasing / Richard G. Frank And Joseph P. Newhouse -- The Promise Of Progressive Cost Consciousness In Health Care Reform / Jason Furman -- A Wellness Trust To Prioritize Disease Prevention / Jeanne M. Lambrew. Jason Furman, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution was established to foster policy innovation from leading economic thinkers—ideas based on evidence and experience, not ideology and doctrine. The overall goal is to promote America's long-term economic growth, and economic security for American families. This important book brings The Hamilton Project's approach to one of the most critical issues facing Americans today—health care.

In Who Has the Cure? a team of noted economists and policy analysts emphasizes the importance of universal health care—not just its value to individual and families, but also the overall economy. They examine in detail four policy alternatives for achieving universal health insurance coverage that would also improve efficiency in the health care industry.

The contributors to this volume also evaluate proposales designed to make health care more affordable and effective. Among the possible strategies studied here are an expansion of preventive care, income-related cost sharing, and reform of Medicare's prescription drug benefit.

" The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution was established to foster policy innovation from leading economic thinkersideas based on evidence and experience, not ideology and doctrine. The overall goal is to promote America's long-term economic growth, and economic security for American families. This important book brings The Hamilton Project's approach to one of the most critical issues facing Americans todayhealth care. In Who Has the Cure? a team of noted economists and policy analysts emphasizes the importance of universal health carenot just its value to individual and families, but also the overall economy. They examine in detail four policy alternatives for achieving universal health insurance coverage that would also improve efficiency in the health care industry. The contributors to this volume also evaluate proposales designed to make health care more affordable and effective. Among the possible strategies studied here are an expansion of preventive care, income-related cost sharing, and reform of Medicare's prescription drug benefit. " Table of Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Universal, Effective, and Affordable Health Insurance......Page 10 Achieving Universal Coverage through Medicar Part E(veryone)......Page 18 Evolving beyond Traditional Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance......Page 58 A Comprehensive Cure......Page 100 Taking Massachusetts National......Page 130 Mending the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit......Page 152 The Promise of Progressive Cost Consciousness in Health Care Reform......Page 184 A Wellness Trust to Prioritieze Disease Prevention......Page 236 Contributors......Page 274 Index......Page 278

the Hamilton Project At The Brookings Institution Was Established To Foster Policy Innovation From Leading Economic Thiners-ideas Based On Evidence And Experience, Not Ideology And Doctrine. The Overall Goal Is To Promote America's Longterm Economic Growth, Provide For Broad-based Participation In That Growth, And Enhance The Economic Security Of American Families. This Important Book Brings The Hamilton Project's Approach To One Of The Most Critical Issues Facing Americans Today-health Care.