Wednesday, May 19, 2004
NCPA President John Goodman testifies on Health Savings Accounts
[John C. Goodman, Ph.D., "Statement on Health Savings Accounts," Testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, National Center for Policy Analysis, 19 May 2004.]
The concept of HSAs is not conservative or liberal. It’s an empowerment idea. It should appeal to liberals who want an alternative to HMO rationing. It should appeal to conservatives who want an alternative to government rationing. It should appeal to everyone who suspects that impersonal bureaucracies care less about us than we care about ourselves. Giving employees more choice and control over their health care makes good sense. It leads to lower costs and more control over the kinds of care they prefer.
[See also, Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, "State gets new health accounts," The Wichita Eagle, 19 May 2004.]
[John C. Goodman, Ph.D., "Statement on Health Savings Accounts," Testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, National Center for Policy Analysis, 19 May 2004.]
The concept of HSAs is not conservative or liberal. It’s an empowerment idea. It should appeal to liberals who want an alternative to HMO rationing. It should appeal to conservatives who want an alternative to government rationing. It should appeal to everyone who suspects that impersonal bureaucracies care less about us than we care about ourselves. Giving employees more choice and control over their health care makes good sense. It leads to lower costs and more control over the kinds of care they prefer.
[See also, Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, "State gets new health accounts," The Wichita Eagle, 19 May 2004.]
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