- 401 Frederica Street, B-203
- Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
- (270) 685-2652 | FAX (270) 685-6074
Care for the Uninsured:
Examining local options to meet the growing need
Other Options
(may require state or federal legislation)
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Make it easier for people to purchase health insurance
- Develop payroll deduction plans for health insurance
- Develop tax credits for health insurance
- Provide the needy with a fixed sum to purchase health care instead of guaranteed benefits
- Use tobacco tax funds to expand Medicaid coverage for more people
- Promote tax-preferred health savings accounts
- Develop more individually selected and owned insurance products
Encourage and assist employers to provide health insurance for all their workers
- Develop incentives (e.g., tax credits) for employers to provide health insurance benefits for all their workers
- Develop local purchasing pools for health insurance
- Expand government coverage of catastrophic care to reduce premiums for the vast majority
- Mandate that all employers provide health insurance for all workers
- Attract more insurance options into the market
Develop a single-payer system (Medicare for all)
- Medicare works well for the elderly population; why not extend it to all?
- Eliminate the enormous administrative cost third-party payers devote to avoid payments
- Instead of a return on investment to stockholders, net revenues can be pumped back into the program
Reduce the need for health care
- Promote healthy lifestyles more aggressively and effectively
- Develop stronger financial incentives to stop smoking, eat properly, and live active lifestyles
Reduce medical liability insurance costs
- We could serve more uninsured if we could retain and attract more doctors to Kentucky and our community.
Require everyone to pay more for their own health care
- If more people shared in the cost of health care and understood the real cost, they would make better lifestyle choices and health care decisions.