Single-payer, not play-or-pay, best for health reform: House Democrats say in survey

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Democrats in the House differ over the direction of health reform. The play-or-pay system favored by the party leaders received only 27% first-place votes in a poll of 98 congressmen, while 43% liked a single-payer national insurance system best. Everyone would be covered under a nationalized system proposed by Rep Marty Russo. The Democratic leadership has a Health America bill in the Senate in which employers would either provide employee coverage or pay into a public insurance plan. The play-or-pay plan has received more opposition because single-payer has just begun to be considered as a serious option.

Social policy, Health insurance, Democratic Party (United States)

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Embattled insurers fight for survival

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Health insurers are concerned that impending US health care reform may put them out of business if a government-run system is instituted. If such a plan is implemented, large insurers may attempt to create a role for themselves in helping to administer it, but small companies would be driven out of business. The Health Insurance Assn of America angered small firms when it released a draft reform plan designed to give the impression that the insurance community is open to major reform. However, several large companies have quit the group because they think its policies too conservative.

Economic aspects, Health care reform, Health insurance industry

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Medicare tops issues facing AMA delegates

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The American Medical Assn's House of Delegates, at its Jun 1995 meeting, will address the issues of Medicare/Medicaid financing and the regulation of managed care plans. Healthcare industry leaders, while acknowledging that Medicare and Medicaid need to be restructured, seek to scale back proposals to significantly cut projected funding for the programs.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Professional Organizations, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Medical Associations, Health Regulation, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Laws, regulations and rules, Finance, Medical care, Physicians, Medical professions, Associations, Managed care plans (Medical care), Medicaid, Medicare, Medical law, Medical societies, American Medical Association. House of Delegates

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