WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For decades, health care
reform discussions have left those without health care coverage empty
handed and those struggling with the high cost of coverage disappointed.
Next year there is an opportunity for the nation to try again.
The Board of Directors of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has
offered four detailed proposals to provide coverage to all Americans, to
improve quality, to reduce the cost of care, and to ensure that no one
purchasing individual coverage falls through the cracks.
"We welcome and intend to make a significant contribution to the
national discussion of how to blend public and private strategies to
achieve a uniquely American solution that can work and be enacted," said
Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of AHIP. "We advocate providing coverage
for all Americans by repairing the safety net and providing a helping hand
to working families and small business owners who are struggling to afford
coverage. To accomplish this goal, we must address the core medical cost
drivers that are driving up the cost of coverage."
Ignagni noted that the rising cost of health care treatments is driving
up the cost of coverage due to wide variations in care; overuse, underuse,
and misuse of services; and proliferation of new technologies without
evidence to compare their effectiveness.
To learn more about AHIP's health care reform proposals, visit
http://www.AHIPBelieves.com.
America's Health Insurance Plans - Providing Health Benefits to More
Than 200 Million Americans
SOURCE America's Health Insurance Plans
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Related links:
http://www.ahip.org
http://www.AHIPBelieves.com
CONTACT:
Robert Zirkelbach of AHIP, +1-202-778-8493
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