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COPYRIGHT 2005 The Dallas Morning News
Byline: Cheryl Hall
Mar. 27--A NOVEL IDEA: HEALTH PLANS YOU TAKE WITH YOU: John Goodman, the father of health savings accounts, has embarked on another crusade. He wants a new form of corporate medical insurance that goes with employees who leave their jobs or get fired.
He calls it personal and portable health insurance. And he's pushing for legislation to make these individualized policies possible.
Dr. Goodman predicts an uphill battle with an industry that he sees as mired in old-line thinking.
His motivation?
The 58-year-old founder and president of the conservative think tank National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas sees an alarming yet understandable phenomenon in corporate America. Companies are designing health plans that subtly encourage job applicants who need more health care to seek employment elsewhere.
How?
New hires often must wait longer for medical coverage, he says. And the typical group plan's low co-payments for routine check-ups, visits to general practitioners and outpatient services are geared to healthier folks.
Go into the hospital...
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