Public Policy

Public Policy Positions

Universal American believes in the collaboration of doctors, care and practice managers, pharmacists and nurses to coordinate health care, empowering primary care doctors to provide or arrange care that best meets the health needs of our members. We believe that healthcare in the 21st century must be based on these principles.

Find out more about our positions on public policy matters that are important to our members. Then, discover ways you can take action.

As the United States moves this year to reform its health care system, the promise of “A Healthy Collaboration^SM” among patients and their health care providers must be furthered.

Healthcare Reform

Universal American believes we all must work together to preserve Medicare Advantage in the Healthcare Reform Package.

Medicare – A National Treasure

Medicare has kept its promise to provide health security to older Americans, but it cannot stand pat.

• Medicare’s Prescription Drug Program
• 2010 Medicare Advantage Payments
• Medicare Advantage Payments: the Next Decade

Care Coordination – An Essential Component of Quality Health Care

The country’s healthcare system must change the role of a primary care doctor from "exam room" quality to "total patient outcome" quality.

Primary Care – A National Resource that Needs Support

The primary care doctor is crucial to delivering care in America, but is disappearing.