Information Age Health Care

To promote higher quality in health care for all Americans, we need reliable information on the quality of health care delivered by health plans and providers; a "patient's bill of rights" that ensures access to medically necessary care; and a system in which private health plans compete on the basis of quality as well as cost. See "Model Initiatives" and "Talking Points."

July 27, 2007	Affordable Health Care for All This aggressive path moves toward the highest-quality health care for the greatest number of Americans.
July 27, 2007	Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Independent workers need new organizations and public policies to help them select, afford, and maintain benefits. More
July 27, 2007	Enrolling Uninsured Children at School Government health programs can be reinvented to make it easier for parents to get health insurance for children in school.
July 27, 2007	Patient's Right to Know States can and should equip health consumers with the right information to make the best decisions.
July 27, 2007	Online Enrollment for the Uninsured More people can get enrolled through information technologies that are user-friendly and much less bureaucratic. More
July 27, 2007	Restraining Prescription Drug Costs Doctors should be enabled to get the right drug to the right patient at the right price.
July 27, 2007	Healthy Employees State and local governments are devising clever strategies to encourage healthy behavior among employees.
July 27, 2007	Online Access to Living Wills Online registry can enable patients to make their preferences clear before they are unable to speak for themselves.
July 27, 2007	Mental Health Care Mental health care should be made accessible and accountable so people can recover from these very real illness. More
July 27, 2007	Health Courts for Fair and Reliable Justice Health courts offer a better option than the current system or an ill-advised effort to arbitrarily cap awards.
July 27, 2007	Fighting Chronic Illness Some innovative state Medicaid programs are saving lives, money, and promoting healthy aging.
July 27, 2007	Low-Income Health Insurance Programs The worksite can be used to enroll people in public programs when an employer does not offer coverage.
July 27, 2007	Coverage for Workers Hurt by Foreign Trade A federal-state partnership provides another tool to help workers who are ineligible for insurance coverage through COBRA.
July 27, 2007	Center for Medical Response to Terrorism Health care providers must be prepared to respond to terrorism and other public health crises.
July 27, 2007	Fighting Inflation and Poor Quality Care These intensified efforts to improve health care quality offer people relatively more cost cutting than care cutting.
July 27, 2007	Health Service Corps We should draw on the services of medical and nursing students to provide health care to the uninsured.
April 4, 2007	Rx Discount Card for the Uninsured It is critical that state governments do all they can to protect uninsured residents.
July 19, 2006	Improve Safety and Reduce Costs Health Information Networks empower patients and give privacy advocates veto power over how the network works.
August 18, 2003	Fighting Children Obesity Schools can help fight many illness and reduce health care costs by promoting healthy diets in the cafeteria and elsewhere.
February 1, 2003	Rx for Success Democrats can win the prescription drug debate of they are willing to change their approach.
October 27, 2000	Purchasing Pool for Prescription Drugs A regional purchasing pool can create a buyer's market for prescription drugs.
May 1, 2000	Trimming Drug Prices Via the Market Arizona State Sen. Cummiskey is working to create a prescription drug purchasing system for seniors.
January 24, 2000	Universal Access to Quality Health Care A new consensus is emerging - providing subsidies for purchase of private insurance the centerpiece of universal coverage.
March 22, 1999	An SEC for Health Care Disclosure of all HMO practices, policies and financial integrity will create better health care, more choice and lower prices.
June 12, 1998	Physician Profiles This initiative makes publicly available information on the specialties, accomplishments and malpractice records of doctors.
May 15, 1998	Health Marts Supermarkets for buying health plans among a broad array of options, available to employers and individuals.
February 20, 1998	Health Plan Report Cards Provides comparable info on health plans in meeting their promises, satisfying their customers, and producing good health.

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