No one wins under all health reform proposals

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A new report by the Employee Benefits Research Institute asserts that none of the major health care reform plans will satisfy everyone. A brief outline of all the major plans is provided. Included are cost estimates, benefits to the uninsured and implications for health care. The topics covered include: liability insurance, small group insurance, tax-based reform, Pres Bush's plan, Medicaid expansion, the play or pay plan, employer-sponsored health insurance with a public sponsor, individual plans, and national health insurance.

Health care industry, Medicaid, National health insurance

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California reform fight: managed competition vies with CMA plan

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California's legislature has passed a law calling for a commission to reform the state's health insurance, auto insurance and workers' compensation. Gov Pete Wilson, who opposes this bill, has proposed a law that guarantees coverage and renewals to small businesses, limits pre-existing condition clauses and controls rate increases. Also, Wilson opposes a California Medical Assn plan which would require employers to buy health insurance for workers and their families. Details and assessments of these plans are outlined.

Admin. of public health programs, Legislative bodies, Social policy, California, Health care reform, California. Legislature, California Medical Association

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