D.C. rally tries to get physicians to cheer reform

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Clinton administration officials tried to garner support for the president's health care reform at a Washington, DC, meeting of the National Health Policy Council on May 20, 1993. Judith Feder, deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, urged physicians to put aside their ideological biases and judge the new plan by whether it would achieve their goals. She also advised providers to let politicians know if the plan can be implemented practically. All the speakers agreed that the plan must be passed in 1993, and several mentioned the importance of rallying public support.

Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Physicians, Medical professions

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How two states broke health reform impasse: purchasing groups win Florida support

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Florida Gov Lawton Chiles has signed a universal health coverage plan into law to be implemented in Jul 1993. The plan is based on purchasing groups, called Community Health Purchasing Alliances (CHPAs). The CHPAs will be open to small businesses, government employees and Medicare recipients and will contract with health networks to buy a basic benefits plan. The Florida Medical Assn initially opposed the idea but, after negotiations and a series of compromises, agreed to the plan because they hoped that the voluntary plan would be better than an imposed system.

Laws, regulations and rules, Health care industry, Florida

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Public supports health reform, but wants some things to stay the same

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Analysis of several polls showed that 90% of Americans favor reform of the health care delivery system, but almost 75% expressed satisfaction with their present care. Cost considerations will cause the greatest difficulty, predicted 74%. However, they expressed willingness to pay somewhat higher taxes. Also, the majority of those polled wished to retain the right to choose a physician. Further breakdown of survey results is provided.

Public opinion

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