HEALTHCARE REFORM: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) strongly believes that everyone in America should have health insurance. To achieve comprehensive and lasting healthcare reform, we urge the new Congress and Administration – as well as all healthcare stakeholders – to focus on improving quality, reining in costs and extending coverage to all. Offering a framework for achieving these goals, BCBSA released a five-point proposal, The Pathway to Covering America: Ensuring Quality Value, and Access, that would build on the employer-based system. We also support:
INSURANCE/MARKET REFORMS: HELPING INDIVIDUALS, SMALL BUSINESSES OBTAIN COVERAGE
Building on the Pathway proposal, BCBSA supports reforms that would not only make it easier for individuals and small groups to shop for coverage but would also expand access to all.
DELIVERY SYSTEM REFORMS: REWARDING HIGH-QUALITY, WELL-COORDINATED CARE
The Blue System has also developed a wide range of innovative initiatives that reward the quality and coordination of care rather than the volume of services provided, especially for the increasing number of Americans with chronic illnesses.