Board Statements

Over the past five years, AHIP has released several health care reform proposals to cover every American, improve the quality and safety of health care, and reduce rising health care costs.

ComprehensiveReform

Now is the Time for Health Care Reform: A Proposal to Achieve Universal Coverage, Affordability, Quality Improvement and Market Reform

(December 2008) - AHIP’s proposal offers a new set of proposals aimed at moving the nation toward a restructured health care system in which no one falls through the cracks, all Americans have high quality, affordable coverage, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the system are greatly improved. The comprehensive proposals has four specific objectives: controlling costs, adding value, helping consumers and purchasers, achieving universal coverage.

Affordability

A Shared Responsibility: Advancing Toward a More Accessible, Safe, and Affordable Health Care System for America

(June 2008) - AHIP’s proposal outlines five principles to make health care more affordable: Give patients and their doctors the information and tools they need to make the best health care decisions; create an efficient, interconnected health care delivery system that reduces medical errors; give doctors and nurses the freedom to practice medicine without worrying about frivolous lawsuits; transition to a system that more closely aligns payments with the quality of care patients receive; and move towards a system of care that focuses on keeping people healthy, detecting disease at the earliest possible stage, and rewarding chronic care management.

Proposal to Cover All AmericansA Vision for Reform: We Believe Every American Should Have Access to Affordable Health Care Coverage

(November 2006) - AHIP’s proposal would strengthen the health care safety net, give working families a helping hand to afford coverage, and provide support to states that enable all of their citizens to have coverage.

Individual Market Guarantee Access ProposalGuaranteeing Access to Coverage for All Americans

(December 2007) - AHIP’s proposal recommends a series of reforms to give individuals peace of mind about their individual market coverage, guaranteeing access to coverage regardless of health status or income.

Proposal to Improve the Quality and Safety of Health CareSetting a Higher Bar: We Believe There is More the Nation Can Do to Improve Quality and Safety in Health Care

(April 2007) - AHIP’s proposal supports innovation by advancing independent analysis of which procedures and technologies work best; improves clinical quality by improving dissemination and transparency of information on safety, effectiveness, and performance; and better protects patients by resolving disputes faster, fairly, and more effectively.