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UTAH’S EMPLOYERS AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS SHOULD BE THE ONES THAT DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE OF THE STATE’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- Through
insurance premiums, out-of-pocket expenses, and taxes, Utah’s employers
and individual citizens are the sources of ALL of the state’s
healthcare dollars. Last year that amounted to about $14 billion -- and only 50% of those dollars were spent on direct patient care.
- Currently, insurance companies, hospitals and legislators are controlling the debate about healthcare reform.
- However, money talks. As the
source of all healthcare dollars, employers and individual citizens
have the critical mass, the economic strength, and the business
know-how to design and implement a healthcare system that works for
them.
WHAT DO MOST EMPLOYERS
AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS WANT
- AFFORDABILITY: Currently, only about 50% of healthcare dollars are spent on direct patient care (see Statistics)
- TRANSPARENCY: Currently, there is
no way for employers or individuals to determine how their healthcare
dollars are being spent.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: Currently, there
is no way for employers or individuals to distinguish between valid
medical expenses and waste.
- OPEN ACCESS: Most patients would like to be able to see any healthcare provider of their choosing.
- PORTABILITY: Most employers and individuals would like to be able to change insurance carriers as needed without penalty.
- COORDINATED MEDICAL RECORDS: As
long as privacy is protected, most patients would like their medical
records to be coordinated and readily available at any caresite of
their choosing.
WHAT SINGLE CHANGE IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WILL PROVIDE ALL OF THESE BENEFITS
- The establishment of an independent, uniform, statewide healthcare information system. (see Rationale)
HOW CAN EMPLOYERS AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS
REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- Employers and individual citizens are the sources of all healthcare dollars.
- All insurance carriers and hospitals are competing with each other for healthcare dollars. Competition benefits the buyer.
- The current healthcare system relies on the lack of organization among employers and individual citizens.
- By joining together in a common
effort, employers and individual citizens have the critical mass, the
financial strength, and the business know-how to require that all of
the state’s insurance carriers and hospitals implement programs and
systems that truly benefit all Utahns.
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