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Employer-based health insurance is in decline. While the number and percentage of Americans covered by employer-based health insurance is falling, health care costs are growing at an unsustainable rate. The root causes of America's health care problems lie deep within the structure of our health-care system. No one has an incentive to seek, or provide, quality, cost-efficient health care; there is no meaningful competition in our employer-based health insurance system.
The principles of cost-responsible consumer choice among competing health-insurance plans, sometimes called "managed competition," can also be applied to Medicare – which today, though heavily managed in many respects, is largely devoid of competition. While its essential function of providing coverage to senior citizens must be fulfilled, its cost growth must be slowed – or else the federal government will be forced to make very painful choices, among which will be reneging on that commitment to our seniors. And ideally, the steps to control its cost growth should contribute to both cost savings and improvements in quality throughout the healthcare system.
"The exchanges are the key to true health reform. They force competition among insurers and providers to deliver quality care at the lowest possible cost."
- William W. Lewis, CED Trustee and founding director emeritus of the McKinsey Global Institute |
What's NewEvents Friday, November 4, 2011 CED releases new report: “To Reform Medicare, Reform Incentives and Organization Alain C. Enthoven’s paper, To Reform Medicare, Reform Incentives And Organization, explains how the principles of cost-responsible consumer choice among competing health-insurance plans, sometimes called... read moreThursday, May 26, 2011 CED Policy Luncheon with Former CED Trustee Lois Quam CED was honored to host a discussion on global health issues and economics with former CED Trustee Lois Quam, Executive Director, Global Health Initiative (GHI),... read moreWednesday, June 30, 2010 Webinar Discusses Release of New CED Health Care Report On June 30, 2010 Alain C. Enthoven, Marriner S. Eccles Professor of Public & Private Management Stanford University and Joseph J. Minarik, CED's Senior Vice... read moreNews Friday, January 27, 2012 "Fee For Service" Driving Healthcare Costs (Intro by Dylan Ratigan) On our second day of the Florida leg of the 30 Million Jobs tour, we decided to focus on one thing... read moreSaturday, November 26, 2011 Congress' next fights will be over jobless aid, tax breaks Congress' failed deficit-cutting supercommittee has faded away, but the pressure on lawmakers to quickly confront a stack of expensive economic issues is only growing. Before... read moreMonday, November 7, 2011 To Reform Medicare, Reform Incentives and Organziation New Report from Business-led CED
For Immediate Release Contact: Morgan Broman – (202) 469-7814 - morgan.broman@ced.org Washington, D.C. November 7, 2011 – To avert a... read moreReports Friday, November 4, 2011 CED releases new report: “To Reform Medicare, Reform Incentives and Organization Alain C. Enthoven’s paper, To Reform Medicare, Reform Incentives And Organization, explains how the principles of cost-responsible consumer choice among competing health-insurance plans, sometimes called... read moreFriday, December 19, 2008 Harnessing Openness to Transform American Health Care 2008
This report brings the Digital Connections Council's expertise in information and communications technology and electronic commerce to bear on those aspects of healthcare that have... read moreWednesday, November 14, 2007 Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Moving Beyond the Employer-Based Health-Insurance System (2007)
In 2007, CED released a policy statement with recommendations to improve the quality, cost, and coverage of health care.... read moreCommentary Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Medicare’s Fix Is a Long Wait by Joe Minarik for Bloomberg Government
By now just about everyone understands that the root cause of the federal government's budget problem is health care, driven... read moreFriday, June 10, 2011 Whither Health Care Reform By William W. Lewis, Director Emeritus, McKinsey Global Institute
After watching the efforts to reform U.S. health care over the past 5 years, I have concluded... read moreThursday, February 4, 2010 Winning Republicans Over on Health Care Reform By Charles Kolb for the Huffington Post
The Obama presidency began with inspirational talk about transformational leadership and solving the country's most challenging problems through a... read more |
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