Reports & Briefings Getting Back Your Health
| Getting Back Your Health |
 |
 |
| Written by Philip Booth (2002) |
| Friday, 22 November 2002 10:42 |
|
People in good health should be able to get part of their taxes back and take the money to a private health insurer or company health plan, according to actuary and City University professor Philip Booth in a new report for ASI. This would give patients better choice, driving down costs and driving up quality as new healthcare providers bid for their custom. |
Health Policy
| Introduction |
| Blogs |
| Articles & Think Pieces |
| Reports & Briefings |
| Upcoming Events |
| Events Archive |
| Videos |
Report topics
| Tax & Economy |
| Education Policy |
| Health Policy |
| Justice & Civil Liberties |
| Welfare & Pensions |
| Regulation & Industry |
| Politics & Government |
| Environment & Transport |
| Media & Culture |
Words of wisdom
"Public services are never better performed than when their reward comes in consequence of their being performed, and is proportioned to the diligence employed in performing them."
The Wealth of Nations, Book V, Ch I, Part II
"In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public, the freer and more general the competition, it will always be the more so."
The Wealth of Nations, Book II, Ch II
About the ASI
The Adam Smith Institute is the UK’s leading libertarian think tank. It engineers policies to increase Britain’s economic competitiveness, inject choice into public services, and create a freer, more prosperous society. For more information, click here.
 |
 |
 |
 |
