Executive Summary
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REFORM Obamacare
Healthcare Policy Research Initiative
A Research Initiative of the Institute for Legislative Analysis
Executive Summary: Five Symptoms & Prescriptions
Evidence-based policy recommendations for limited government healthcare reform
1
Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums
Rx1:Expand Short-Term and Association Health Plans
Rx2:Allow Interstate Insurance Sales
Rx3:Reform Age Rating Restrictions
Rx4:Create Invisible High-Risk Pools
Rx5:Increase HSA Contribution Limits
2
Rapidly Rising Pharmaceutical Costs
Rx1:PBM Reform - End Middlemen Schemes
Rx2:Reject Price Controls, Enable Direct Purchasing
Rx3:End Global Free-Riding
Rx4:Reform FDA/NIH to Reduce Barriers
Rx5:Protect Innovation, Stop 340B Abuse
3
Shrinking Competition & Fewer Options
Rx1:Repeal Certificate of Need Laws
Rx2:Expand Scope of Practice
Rx3:Allow Direct Primary Care
Rx4:Promote Interstate Telehealth
Rx5:Enable Health Plan Portability
4
Higher Hospital Costs, Less Transparency
Rx1:Enforce Price Transparency Rules
Rx2:Reform 340B Program
Rx3:Implement Site-Neutral Payments
Rx4:Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement
Rx5:Create All-Payer Claims Databases
5
Exploding Spending & Welfare Entrapment
Rx1:Block Grant Medicaid to States
Rx2:Implement Work Requirements
Rx3:Smooth Subsidy Cliff Transitions
Rx4:Enhanced Program Integrity
Rx5:Premium Support for Private Coverage