Issues to Consider in Examining Cost, Access, and Quality Challenges

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Issues to Consider in Examining Cost, Access, and Quality Challenges

  • Potential Areas of Inquiry:

  • Should growth in government-sponsored health programs be limited through the use of budget tools that require action to be taken when spending exceeds specified targets?

  • Should federal tax preferences for health care be revised? For example, can tax incentives be redesigned to better encourage individuals, especially employees, to control health care costs?

  • How can an insurance market be created that adequately pools risk and offers alternative levels of coverage from which individuals can choose?