The Clinton proposal for health care reform is based on managedcompetition, as are the alternatives offered by Republicansin the Senate and by a bipartisan group in the House of Representatives.So the odds are good that managed competition will be part ofthe final health reform legislation, whatever changes Congressmay decide to make in the rest of the Clinton proposal.
Managed competition, as almost everyone knows by now, meansregulated competition among managed-care plans. Under the Clintonproposal medical care would be delivered by managed-care entitiescalled "health plans," which would provide a uniform packageof medical . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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