Monday, July 24, 2006
The push for mandate driven worldwide health insurance has taken center phase in the policy arena. Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has achieved close to celebrity status with his plan to need individuals to buy insurance or face fines. The American Medical Association voted at its June meeting to approve a nationwide mandate on individuals to buy health insurance. And my city might soon make national news if its mayor is winning in implementing a plan promising to give universal coverage for San Francisco residents.
The eagerness for mandates is not unexpected. In seek to achieve universal third party health coverage, policymakers have limited options. They can increase taxes to make a government plan; need that individuals purchase insurance, the Massachusetts model; or want that employers give insurance or pay a fine, also part of the Massachusetts plan. San Francisco is adding a somewhat new twist. Policymakers want to tax employers to fund a general health care plan that is non-employment based.
posted by kanth
@ 1:52 AM
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