Comments on: Patients’ Choice Act Features Key Conservative Reform Elements http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Morning Bell: Who is the President Calling “Extremist?” | Conservative Principles Now http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/#comment-67957 Morning Bell: Who is the President Calling “Extremist?” | Conservative Principles Now Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:41:54 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7188#comment-67957 [...] centered, vision for health care reform. There has even been some legislation introduced, some better than others, that reflect this vision. Supporting health care policy that empowers patients, and [...] [...] centered, vision for health care reform. There has even been some legislation introduced, some better than others, that reflect this vision. Supporting health care policy that empowers patients, and [...]

]]> By: Morning Bell: Who is the President Calling “Extremist?” | Fix Health Care Policy http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/#comment-67221 Morning Bell: Who is the President Calling “Extremist?” | Fix Health Care Policy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:24:24 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7188#comment-67221 [...] centered, vision for health care reform. There has even been some legislation introduced, some better than others, that reflect this vision. Supporting health care policy that empowers patients, and [...] [...] centered, vision for health care reform. There has even been some legislation introduced, some better than others, that reflect this vision. Supporting health care policy that empowers patients, and [...]

]]> By: 15 Reasons Why Obamacare Su-Diddly-Ucks « JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/#comment-36027 15 Reasons Why Obamacare Su-Diddly-Ucks « JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:22:11 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7188#comment-36027 [...] Heritage had a good post on the Republican plan the media is ignoring we have, US News & World Report lists all the details we need from Dear Leader before he tries to ram it through congress, and the gals at Smart Girl Politics even set up a war room. You might even want to read Tom Daschle’s “Critical” where he openly admits the best way for D’s to take over the health industry is to sneak in on budget bills to avoid a debate on the floor…because what possible reason would you want to debate something this major? [...] [...] Heritage had a good post on the Republican plan the media is ignoring we have, US News & World Report lists all the details we need from Dear Leader before he tries to ram it through congress, and the gals at Smart Girl Politics even set up a war room. You might even want to read Tom Daschle’s “Critical” where he openly admits the best way for D’s to take over the health industry is to sneak in on budget bills to avoid a debate on the floor…because what possible reason would you want to debate something this major? [...]

]]> By: 15 Reasons Why Obamacare Su-Diddly-Ucks « The New York Groove http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/#comment-36019 15 Reasons Why Obamacare Su-Diddly-Ucks « The New York Groove Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:42:13 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7188#comment-36019 [...] Heritage had a good post on the Republican plan the media is ignoring we have, US News & World Report lists all the details we need from Dear Leader before he tries to ram it through congress, and the gals at Smart Girl Politics even set up a war room. You might even want to read Tom Daschle’s “Critical” where he openly admits the best way for D’s to take over the health industry is to sneak in on budget bills to avoid a debate on the floor…because what possible reason would you want to debate something this major? [...] [...] Heritage had a good post on the Republican plan the media is ignoring we have, US News & World Report lists all the details we need from Dear Leader before he tries to ram it through congress, and the gals at Smart Girl Politics even set up a war room. You might even want to read Tom Daschle’s “Critical” where he openly admits the best way for D’s to take over the health industry is to sneak in on budget bills to avoid a debate on the floor…because what possible reason would you want to debate something this major? [...]

]]> By: Bart, California http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/#comment-34453 Bart, California Thu, 28 May 2009 17:08:03 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7188#comment-34453 To paraphrase Moffit's and D'Angelo's web memo from March 16, the tax credit should be small enough that consumers still "have some skin in the game." The PCA doesn't do this for individuals and families whose premium is less than the credit amount. The current federal employer tax exclusion is generally worth between 15 and 45 percent of the cost of health coverage. We already know the top end of this range is too high, providing incentives for over-consumption and first-dollar coverage. What, then is the logic behind increasing this to a 100 percent subsidy? Even worse, this bill undercuts employer-provided group coverage without providing a well-defined alternative. It "encourages" states to set up health exchanges and associated risk adjustment or risk pool mechanisms to absorb displaced employees, but apparently neither requires nor funds them. This bill has no chance of becoming law in the foreseeable future, but if it did the likely result would be more states passing guaranteed issue and community rating laws. I'm in favor of reforming the tax exclusion, but not this way. Better to base the credit on a fixed percentage of the insurance premium, and restrict it to coverage that fulfills the pooling function now performed by employer-based group coverage. This would end the regressivity and discrimination without most of the bad side-effects. To paraphrase Moffit's and D'Angelo's web memo from March 16, the tax credit should be small enough that consumers still "have some skin in the game." The PCA doesn't do this for individuals and families whose premium is less than the credit amount.

The current federal employer tax exclusion is generally worth between 15 and 45 percent of the cost of health coverage. We already know the top end of this range is too high, providing incentives for over-consumption and first-dollar coverage. What, then is the logic behind increasing this to a 100 percent subsidy?

Even worse, this bill undercuts employer-provided group coverage without providing a well-defined alternative. It "encourages" states to set up health exchanges and associated risk adjustment or risk pool mechanisms to absorb displaced employees, but apparently neither requires nor funds them.

This bill has no chance of becoming law in the foreseeable future, but if it did the likely result would be more states passing guaranteed issue and community rating laws.

I'm in favor of reforming the tax exclusion, but not this way. Better to base the credit on a fixed percentage of the insurance premium, and restrict it to coverage that fulfills the pooling function now performed by employer-based group coverage. This would end the regressivity and discrimination without most of the bad side-effects.

]]> By: Harold Bisel, Minne http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/#comment-33897 Harold Bisel, Minne Sat, 23 May 2009 21:00:15 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7188#comment-33897 How would the PCA bill reduce rising medical care costs? How would this bill control fraud in the med system? How would this bill stop unnecessary doctor ordered procedures just to avoid law suits? What would keep insurance companies from low-balling at the start then keep raising rates? Would this bill stop illegals from receiving expensive medical care at the expense of the taxpayers? We don't want the Canadian system and efforts to move us in that directions must be stopped. Harold Bisel How would the PCA bill reduce rising medical care costs? How would this bill control fraud in the med system? How would this bill stop unnecessary doctor ordered procedures just to avoid law suits? What would keep insurance companies from low-balling at the start then keep raising rates? Would this bill stop illegals from receiving expensive medical care at the expense of the taxpayers?

We don't want the Canadian system and efforts to move us in that directions must be stopped.

Harold Bisel

]]> By: Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries « Ted DeCorte @ Eclectic Buzz Blog http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/21/patients%e2%80%99-choice-act-features-key-conservative-reform-elements/#comment-33841 Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries « Ted DeCorte @ Eclectic Buzz Blog Fri, 22 May 2009 19:34:44 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=7188#comment-33841 [...] for economic incentives and pressures.” Marguerite Higgins of the Heritage Foundation’s The Foundry says the plan “features several important conservative principles for health care reform that [...] [...] for economic incentives and pressures.” Marguerite Higgins of the Heritage Foundation’s The Foundry says the plan “features several important conservative principles for health care reform that [...]

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