Author: Ed O'Neil

As we continue to move slowly toward health reform legislation, it is important to remember what it is and what it isn’t. It will create a pathway to move toward a plan for universal access. It will pay for this with some combination of direct taxes or indirect requirements that cause people to buy insurance. It may provide some much needed reforms in the insurance market including the guarantee issue and non-cancellation for illness. It will not reduce health care costs, at least not initially. Learn More »