Observers see Clinton moving quickly on health care reform

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President-elect Bill Clinton has promised to put forward a comprehensive health care reform proposal in the first 100 days of his administration. The medical community gave Clinton mixed reviews for his work in Arkansas, claiming he tries to please everyone. However, many experts agree that Clinton has the ability to choose good advisers and that he will listen to them. Health care officials claim that Clinton has a good working knowledge of state health care systems.

Clinton, Bill, Social policy, Political aspects

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Surrogate health care laws help hospitals

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Surrogate decision-maker laws have been passed in Washington, DC, and 18 states giving family members the right to decide medical treatment for incapacitated patients. The Patient Self Determination Act of 1990, which took effect in Dec 1991, deals with carrying out a patient's advance directive for medical treatment. However, the act does not give enough guidance in cases where the patient is under psychiatric care, not able to communicate or incompetent.

Patients, Advance directives (Medicine), Right to die

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Change is not an option; spurred by health care reform, boards revamp their roles

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Hospital boards are changing their focus to prepare for an integration of health care services. Integrating services will force hospital boards to change the CEO's job description and performance evaluation and shift the hospital's focus from profitability to the health status of the community. Hospital boards will continue to increase their public accountability for pricing, quality and service issues.

Management, Planning, Hospitals, Hospital trustees

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