NHS 'Should Switch To Insurance'

The NHS should switch to a form of health insurance to better compete with other countries, according to a report.
The study, from the think tank Reform, said two factors were crucial in the "battle for health supremacy".
These were that the health system provided universal coverage and that it had strong insurance incentives.
The report said Switzerland and Japan performed the best on both of these fronts.
These countries are followed by France, Germany, Australia and the Netherlands, but the UK and US lag behind.
For the UK to "catch up", it must introduce more insurance incentives into the system, including giving patients a choice of organisations that offer insurance for healthcare; providing clarity over healthcare entitlement - such as the treatments and drugs available in return for a set financial contribution; and steps to encourage people to take more responsibility for their health.

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Reform has on its advisory board the past and present chairmen of GlaxoSmithKline Plc , the vice chairman of UBS investment bank and also Meg Allen Of Dramla SA Geneva.

http://www.reform.co.uk/advisoryboard.php

Meg Allen also happens to be a Trustee of The Atlantic Partnership alongside Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Brent Scowcroft . Other people involved in the Atlantic Partnership include, Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, Colin Powell and many other notable names

http://www.atlanticpartnership.org/?page_id=9

Make your own minds up to the influences of these people on our Health Service