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(10 Dec 2015) Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson on Wednesday released his vision for reshaping the U.S. health care system, using tax-sheltered personal accounts to promote patient choice, and foster competition among private insurers.
He's also looking to overhaul Medicaid and repeal President Barack Obama's health care law.
The retired neurosurgeon outlined his health care plan for the first time during a campaign stop at Eastern Michigan University.
Carson's proposals reflect a belief that patients and doctors can set right much of what they see as wrong with the health care system.
One of the keys to Carson's approach is "Health Empowerment Accounts," to be opened for every citizen at birth.
The tax-sheltered accounts would be paired with high-deductible major medical insurance. Routine costs could be covered from the accounts, which would build up balances with time. It's a concept that has been popular with Republicans since the George W. Bush years.
Medicare would be restructured, providing beneficiaries with a fixed payment for a private insurance plan of their choice. Democrats deride that as a "voucher" system that would shift costs to retirees. But under Carson's plan, Medicare beneficiaries would also be able to participate in the health accounts.

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