Components of Health Reform

 VII. Key Issues: Regulation & Reform >> C. Health Reform >> Components of Health Reform (last updated 2.26.16)

Other Components of Health Reform

• Government Health Programs Reform
• Mandated Coverage
  • Universal entitlement
  • Employer mandate
  • Individual mandate
• Tax Reform
  • Tax exclusion
  • Tax deductions
  • Tax credits
  • Health savings accounts
  • Nonprofit tax exemption
• Insurance Market Reform
  • Managed competition
  • Health insurance exchange
  • Public health plan
  • Interstate commerce in health insurance
  • Association health plans
  • High risk pools
  • Public reinsurance
• Health Regulation Reform
  • Health facilities
  • Health professionals
  • Medical technology
    • Pharmaceutical regulation
    • Medical device regulation
  • Medical tort system
• Antitrust Reform
  • Limit antitrust exemptions for insurers
  • Aggressively monitor hospital mergers
  • Limit provider boycotts of health plans
  • Limit barriers to physician entry
• Cost Containment
  • Consumer-Directed H.C.
  • Promoting better medical practice
    • Evidence-based medicine
      
    • Pay-for-performance
    • Disease management
    • Medical homes
  • Promoting system efficiency
    • Health information technology
    • Reduce excess administrative costs
      
    • Health benefits management
  • Promoting healthy behavior
    • Prevention
    • Health promotion
      
  • Promoting responsible use
    • Cost-sharing
    • Consumer health information
    • Hospital utilization control
    • Drug formularies
      
    • Cost-effective benefits
  • Promoting competition
    • Antitrust enforcement
    • Managed competition
    • Transparency
      
    • Business coalitions
• Financing

Links

• Health Reform (Health Affairs topic page)