Jackson County Democrats

Paying for health care reform in the right way is critical. To show a progressive route to funding health care reform, Citizens for Tax Justice released a report, "Progressive Revenue Options to Fund Health Care Reform." The report outlines an array of revenue options that can provide the necessary funds to implement President Obama's proposals to reform health care. Download and read the full report here from PDF file attachement below.

Here is a summary of the funding sources: (View larger graph and explanation.)

"Financing of health care rests on three pillars of shared responsibility: individuals paying based on their ability to pay; employers contributing to their employees' coverage, with assistance for small, lower-wage businesses and government raising revenues in an equitable way," said Richard Kirsch, in a statement to the press at the release of the report. "The proposals made by Citizens for Tax Justice and the proposals made by President Obama in his budget show that the nation can readily find the revenues to provide good, affordable health care for all."

Another widely distributed, highly respected resource that is responsive to the question of how the hybrid approach (where people have a choice) of healthcare reform can save money is the report “The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System” A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way” done by the Commonwealth Fund and available at www.commonwealthfund.org .  It offers recommendations for a comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms that could guarantee affordable coverage for all by 2012, improve health outcomes, and slow health spending growth by $3 trillion by 2020- if enacted now to start in 2010.

Steve Neuberger, Southern Oregon Organizer

Health Care for America NOW

33 N. Central, #303

Medford OR 97501

o 541 772-4029

c 541 941-8309

steve@nwfco.org

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