Guaranteed HealthCare Access Plan

The Guaranteed HealthCare Access Plan guarantees all Americans a health plan of their choice.

The American public realizes that our healthcare system is fundamentally broken. Polls consistently demonstrate that they believe a comprehensive overhaul is needed. Voters are uneasy about the uncertainty, ever rising costs and reduced scope of their healthcare coverage. They want an American solution that guarantees affordable quality healthcare for all citizens and gives them peace of mind.

A reformed healthcare system requires five essential components:

• Guaranteed coverage for all Americans


• Individual choice of health plans


• Built-in cost and quality controls


• Politically independent administration


• Dedicated funding

Guaranteed HealthCare is an innovative approach to comprehensive healthcare system reform that was originally conceived by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Chairman, Department of Medical Bioethics, National Institute of Health, and Victor Fuchs, Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Stanford University. More recently, respected institutions such as the Committee for Economic Development, the American Medical Association and the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center have published reform proposals that contain major elements of their plan. Professor Laurence Kotlikoff of Boston University recently has offered a reform plan that is very similar to HealthCare Guaranteed.

Of all of the competing ideas for healthcare reform, only Guaranteed HealthCare fully addresses all five essential components of reform. Under this plan:

• The Federal government provides every American with a healthcare certificate to redeem for a participating health plan


• Participating plans must offer a standard set of services in exchange for a certificate


• Individuals are free to choose among competing plans for one that most closely matches their specific needs


• The competitive nature of this insurance market, together with cost and quality standards established by a politically independent health board, assure cost control and quality improvement


• Guaranteed HealthCare is funded by a dedicated tax that would be managed by this same independent health board

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