#7 Command-and-Control Doesn't Work. Competition and Choice Do. I'm a conservative who believes that America desperately needs real change in our health system. But we will never get to that if we can't get beyond this endless debate over government-run healthcare.

The fact is, command-and-control from Washington doesn't work. Competition, choice and individual control will produce the health system we want.

To truly bring down costs and expand coverage we need to build a bipartisan agreement focused on four things:

1. Improving individual health by incentivizing prevention, wellness and early health.
2. Giving doctors and hospitals incentives to deliver high-quality care through fair and proper payments.
3. Reforming public programs like Medicare and Medicaid to root out fraud, cut waste and reward quality.
4. Empowering individuals with the information and financial resources they need to be better, more-informed consumers.

The Center for Health Transformation has

developed an approach

that will improve individual health, lower costs and deliver the best possible care. Tell your representative that any

health reform bill

must have these basic principles.