8/8/09

Obama-care 101: The president's 8 principles

Obama-Care 101: The President'8 principles President Obama said in


The budget released Thursday that he wants Congress to follow a set of eight principles "for the" transform and modernize health care in the United States "as the White House and the Capitol in drafting legislation for health care reform "in the coming years:

1. Protecting the financial health of families. The plan should reduce the growth of premiums and other costs of U.S. citizens and businesses pay for health care. People must be protected because of the catastrophic failure of the disease.

2. To cover health care affordable. The plan should reduce the high administrative costs, unnecessary tests and services, waste and other inefficiencies that consume money without the addition of health.

3. Case of universality. The plan is to put the United States on a clear path for all Americans.

4.cover portability. People should not be locked up in their work to ensure health coverage, and non-American should be denied coverage because of previous reports.

5.Guarantee Choice. The plan would give Americans a choice of health and medical care. They should be able to keep their employer's health care plan.

6. Focus on prevention and wellness. The plan is to invest in public health measures can reduce the cost of our system, such as obesity, physical inactivity and smoking - and to ensure access to preventive treatments.
7.Improving patient safety and quality of care. The plan must ensure the implementation of proven patient safety and provide incentives for changes in the system to reduce variations in patient care. It must support the widespread use of information technologies on health and development of data on the effectiveness of medical interventions to improve the quality of care.

8.Maintaining long-term sustainability of public finances. The health care plan should pay for itself by reducing the rate of growth in costs, improve productivity and provide new sources of income.

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