Health care reform debate continues to intensify

The health insurance market reform debate continues to intensify as President Obama presses Congress to do something–anything.

One of the most comprehensive reviews of possible health insurance market reforms was published back in March by Morningstar: What does health care reform mean for managed care?

I first read Alain Enthoven’s book on how we could have competitive health insurance and health care markets back in the late 1970s. Last week he explained how a health insurance exchange could work in “The only public health plan we need.” The same thing could be achieved at no cost to the government by simply requiring insurers to post their plans and rates daily on the Web.

George Will is right on in “A health care reform to regret.”

Washington Post: Deal on healthcare overhaul still uncertain. A typical pro-Obama piece with all of his inaccurate talking points, but interesting.

Ruth Marcus warns that the president’s so-called public option, or Medicare for all, may not produce the anticipated benefits in A tail wags the dog on health reform. What she and nobody else mentions is that under the public option, Congress would be free to raise premiums and reduce benefits after private insurers were driven out of business. There would be no competition for the public option, and providers would lobby for coverage of their services. The biggest campaign contributors would rule, and patients would have little say.

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