Total cure

About this book

"In Total Cure, Hal Luft presents a comprehensive new proposal, SecureChoice, which offers all those things, while providing affordable health insurance for every American. SecureChoice is a plan that restructures payment for medical care and harnesses the flexibility and responsiveness of the market by aligning the incentives of clinicians, hospitals, and insurers with those of the patient. It uses the accountability of government to ensure transparency, competition, and equity." "SecureChoice has two major components. A universal pool covers the major risks of hospitalization and chronic illness, which account for almost two-thirds of all costs. Everyone would be in the pool, irrespective of employment, income, or health status. The second component emphasizes choice, flexibility, and responsibility, People will be able to choose any physician to serve as a "medical home," to keep track of their health records, provide much of their care, and make referrals. Clinicians will have the information and incentives to enhance quality on a continual basis. SecureChoice also facilitates improvements in areas ranging from malpractice to pharmaceuticals and establishes new roles for key stakeholders, such as health insurers."--Jacket.