NEJM 3/24/2005
Dissatisfaction with the financing of U.S. health care is widespread. The system is inefficient, inequitable, and increasingly perceived to be unaffordable.1,2,3,4 Because only incremental reform is deemed politically feasible, inordinate attention is devoted to treating the institutional symptoms rather than diagnosing systemic problems that require major surgery. As an alternative, we propose a voucher system for universal health care, an efficient, fair, and relatively simple approach that might elicit broad support. We recognize that change is not imminent, but such a proposal can stimulate discussion and provide a readily available model when the political climate becomes hospitable for endorsing meaningful ...
Better Health Care Together
Better Health Care Together has published an excellent research paper on why American business needs and will benefit from national comprehensive health care reform.
Cost-Coverage Trade-off
Emanuel JAMA article on the cost and coverage trade-offs in our current health care system
Who Really Pays for Health Care
Emanuel article in JAMA examining the reality of how employees really are the ones paying for the rising cost of health care
