GOP health reform plan may have better chance to pass

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A health reform bill sponsored by House Republican Leader Bob Michel has more co-sponsors than any plan so far and is more likely to pass than any Democratic Party initiative. Michel's bill would reform small market insurance rules and medical malpractice laws, exempt medical self-regulation from antitrust laws, standardize claims processing and set up a medical expense IRA called a Medisave account. While the White House may not endorse every detail, it approved of the general plan. The Democrats have had trouble agreeing on a health reform package.

Medical care, Republican Party (United States), Medical policy, Health policy, United States. Congress. House

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Bush says plan cuts health care hassle

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The Bush administration has introduced legislation that would reduce the paperwork involved in medical administration. Pres Bush claims that the Medical and Health Insurance Information Act of 1992 would cut costs by over $24 billion annually by forcing hospitals to computerize claims processing and record keeping. The deadline for automation would be 1996. The measure would also encourage the publication of health care information.

Health care industry, Health services administration, Bush, George H.W.

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