All managed care bills being proposed in Congress will create a floor for health care standards. In most cases, states would be able to then set a higher standard, after the federal floor had been met. Assures the rights of all citizens to choose freely among health care providers and facilities for delivering health care. This is the biggest problem in managed care. People lose their choice of doctor.
People define quality with their feet.
All Americans should have that choice. Assures the rights of health care providers and facilities to deliver care with a minimum of government control and regulation, while keeping malpractice insurance rates at a reasonable level. However, we will be taking strides to do just that in this Congress. The changes we make may be more subtle than prior efforts at reforming health care. We will be relying on tax incentives and creating basic standards without mandating exact behavior.