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the ama proposal in-depth
The AMA proposal for coverage and choice was developed 10 years ago and has been refined over the decade. Below are a series of publications that explain the reform proposal behind the AMA “Voice For The Uninsured” campaign.
The first item is a booklet that describes the AMA proposal for expanding health insurance coverage and choice in a fresh and concise manner, and includes the most recent refinements. The 10-page booklet focuses on the three pillars of the AMA proposal:
- helping people buy health insurance through tax credits or vouchers,
- individual choice of health insurance, and
- fair rules of the game—regulating markets and protecting high-risk patients.
Following the booklet are a series of short summaries that provide additional detail and address additional topics related to the AMA proposal. Note that the summary on administrative costs challenges the common fallacy that a government-run, single payer health care system would provide more efficient and less costly coverage than the private sector.
- Overview of the AMA reform proposal (PDF, 59KB)
- Expanding
health insurance coverage and choice: The AMA proposal for reform (PDF, 1MB)
This booklet provides an overview of the AMA proposal, and explains the three pillars of our proposal in a concise and easy-to-read format. - Strategies to address rising health care costs (PDF, 57KB)
- Protecting high risk patients (PDF, 119KB)
- How the government currently helps people buy health insurance: The employee tax break on job-based insurance (PDF, 88KB)
- Illustration of how tax credits or vouchers would affect households (PDF, 52KB)
- Individual responsibility: Requiring those who can afford it to have health insurance (PDF, 67KB)
- Administrative costs of health care coverage (PDF, 72KB)
- FAQ about AMA reform proposal (PDF, 72KB)
- Health savings accounts at a glance (PDF, 186KB)