Healthcare Reform
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association strongly believes it's critical that we enact comprehensive healthcare reform legislation this year. Healthcare costs are squeezing American families and businesses, and costing billions of dollars in government spending. Nearly 47 million Americans do not have insurance coverage. Too many people are not filling prescriptions or going to the doctor because they can't afford it.
We believe we can't afford not to fix our healthcare system.
We believe everyone in America should have health insurance and access to quality care.
To achieve comprehensive and lasting healthcare reform, all healthcare stakeholders — consumers, employers, doctors, hospitals, insurers and the government — need to work together to improve quality, rein in costs and extend coverage to all Americans.
The healthcare coverage that employers provide for more than 160 million Americans is a great start. Let's build on it.
BCBSA's The Pathway to Covering America outlines our recommended steps for improving the healthcare system:
- Encourage research on what works by establishing a comparative effectiveness research institute
- Change incentives to promote better care, instead of more services
- Empower consumers and providers with information and tools to make more informed decisions
- Promote health and wellness by encouraging healthy lifestyles to prevent disease
- Foster public-private coverage solutions to making sure everyone gets the healthcare they need
Learn more about our Pathway proposal.
BCBSA supports several reforms that would help individuals and small businesses obtain health insurance and assure that everyone is covered. These reforms would build upon the current employer-based health insurance system where more than 160 million Americans currently get their coverage.
Learn more about insurance/market reform and delivery system reform.
Read about Blue Companies across the country that have been introducing programs to their communities in support of improved healthcare quality, more affordable care and coverage for all at BlueAdvocacy.org.
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Scott P. Serota, BCBSA President and CEO, talk sabout healthcare reform on Fox Business News and C-SPAN.
Scott P. Serota speaks with A.M. Best about BCBSA's new proposal: "The Pathway to Covering America: Ensuring Quality, Value and Access".
Serota discusses goals to improve healthcare, limit cost (NY Times)
Thinking About Healthcare Reform: The Key Facts
BCBS companies highlight the success of state initiatives in Arizona and Oklahoma that expand healthcare coverage for small employers.
Mary Nell Lehnhard, SVP, Office of Policy and Representations discusses healthcare reform with Radio News Source
Statement of Scott P. Serota President & CEO Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Before the Senate Finance Committee Prepare for Launch: Health Reform Summit 2008 on “Approaches to ‘Bending the Growth Curve’ of Health Care Spending”. Hear testimony.
BCBSA Briefing on Capitol Hill showcases Blue initiatives to Improve Healthcare Quality and Reduce Costs.
Alissa Fox, BCBSA VP of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs discusses the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and accessibility and affordability of private health insurance with The Hill newspaper, a Capitol Hill-based publication.
Unprecedented Alliance of Health Care Leaders Announces Historic Agreement to Help Reduce the Numbers of America's Uninsured (for more specific information, please view HCCU's website at www.coalitionfortheuninsured.org)
Statement from Scott P. Serota, BCBSA President and CEO: BCBSA Works With Healthcare Leaders To Develop HCCU Proposal To Cover Uninsured Americans
