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Health care reform requires law reform. 2009

Timothy S Jost

Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, USA. jostt@wlu.edu

Health care financing and delivery reform seems to be under way. Reform will in all likelihood originate with Congress but may also come from the states or even the private sector. Federal law, however, limits states' options for reform, while state law constrains federal reform, and both state and federal law impede private innovation. Congressional action could facilitate state reform. Alternatively, federal preemption of state law may be necessary for federal reform. If neither Congress nor the states act, action by federal agencies could support private innovation. In any event, law reform is a necessary condition for health reform.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004649	Employee Incentive Plans	Programs designed by management to motivate employees to work more efficiently with increased productivity, and greater employee satisfaction.	Incentive Plans, Employee,Employee Incentive Plan,Incentive Plan, Employee,Plan, Employee Incentive,Plans, Employee Incentive
D013219	State Government	The level of governmental organization and function below that of the national or country-wide government.	Government, State,Provincial Government,Government, Provincial,Governments, State,State Governments
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D018166	Health Care Reform	Innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services.	Healthcare Reform,Health Care Reforms,Healthcare Reforms,Reform, Health Care,Reform, Healthcare,Reforms, Health Care,Reforms, Healthcare
D035082	Federal Government	The level of governmental organization and function at the national or country-wide level.	National Government,Government, Federal