Eventually it should be somewhat subsidized by Medicare. Managed Care Managed Care was created to curb health care costs. As a result, patients were limited in choices of physicians and access to specialty care. Employers, not families, determined the plan. The response, at the insistence of workers, was legislation guaranteeing Patient's Bill of Rights which provided new avenues for litigation for injured patients.
Workers are unhappy because they are forced to accept plans based on tax incentives for employers.
The current tax exclusion for employer based health insurance should be replaced by a new system of refundable tax credits so workers can purchase plans that best meet their needs. Social Security Social Security is one of the most successful social programs of the 20th century in helping to improve the quality of life for older Americans. Without it, the incomes of half of the elderly would fall below the official poverty thresholds. We must strengthen this important program so that future generations will be assured retirement security. I support investing part of the projected surplus to strengthening the Social Security system.