In commentary published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Edward D. Miller, MD, dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Scott A. Berkowitz, MD, assistant professor of medicine and medical director for Accountable Care for Johns Hopkins, outline the benefits of the individual insurance mandate under the healthcare reform law.
Although the law's provision has been the subject of legal battles and intense opposition from stakeholders across the healthcare industry, Drs. Miller and Berkowitz say the mandate would strengthen the patient-physician relationship, increase access to health insurance coverage, stabilize insurance premiums and largely eliminate the problem of individuals pushing off insurance until they need healthcare.
The authors also note that by increasing the number of insured individuals, the mandate should reduce the cost of routine healthcare services and help provide financial security from potentially devastating healthcare costs.
Read the Johns Hopkins release about Drs. Miller and Berkowitz' statement on the individual insurance mandate.
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Although the law's provision has been the subject of legal battles and intense opposition from stakeholders across the healthcare industry, Drs. Miller and Berkowitz say the mandate would strengthen the patient-physician relationship, increase access to health insurance coverage, stabilize insurance premiums and largely eliminate the problem of individuals pushing off insurance until they need healthcare.
The authors also note that by increasing the number of insured individuals, the mandate should reduce the cost of routine healthcare services and help provide financial security from potentially devastating healthcare costs.
Read the Johns Hopkins release about Drs. Miller and Berkowitz' statement on the individual insurance mandate.
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