The Conservative Case for Reform

WASHINGTON POST, 10/5/2009 (Hat tip: John Detweiler) - Bobbie Jindal, Republican governor of Louisiana, offers ten ideas to increase the affordability and quality of health care. Following is a list of the health care reform topics he proposes (Read Gov. Jindal's full op-ed in today's Washington Post).

1. Voluntary purchasing pools
   
2. Portability
   
3. Lawsuit reform
   
4. Require coverage of preexisting conditions
   
5. Transparency and payment reform
   
6. Electronic medical records
   
7. Tax-free health savings accounts
   
8. Reward healthy lifestyle choices
   
9. Cover young adults (Permit young people to stay on their parents' plans longer)
   
10. Refundable tax credits (for the uninsured and those who would benefit from greater flexibility of coverage)

"In short, ideas matter. The public is interested in solutions that will improve America's health-care system, not dismantle it. Republicans can lead on this." --Bobbie Jindal