Monday, March 1, 2010

Trust Americans to be Savvy Consumers with their Healthcare Dollars

Governor Mitch Daniels (IN) details the success his state has had with giving state employees the option to utilize a Health Savings Account vs. the traditional PPO model of  healthcare.  The results are astounding and represent a good example of how costs are reigned in when the consumer has motivation to be a better steward over their healthcare decisions.  My favorite quote from Governor Daniels, "Americans can make sound, thrifty decisions about their own health. If national policy trusted and encouraged them to do so, our skyrocketing health-care costs would decelerate."  And how!


The free market solutions to the national healthcare issue are not only philosophically appealing to me, they are not only viable, but they are proving themselves every day across America where brave politicians have stepped up and given them chance.


Read Governor Daniels full article here:  http://bit.ly/d01UJQ