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Small Group Market Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives Revisited, Karl Polzer
Small Group Market Health Insurance Purchasing Cooperatives Revisited, Karl Polzer
National Health Policy Forum
As Congress was in the final stages of considering the Clinton administration's proposal for comprehensive health reform and various derivatives of it, this Forum session examined the progress of several purchasing cooperatives in helping employees of small firms find affordable insurance coverage. The first half of the meeting focused on California's purchasing alliance, especially its impact on prices in the small-group insurance market. Varying models of cooperatives (or alliances) being set up in Florida, Iowa, and Kentucky also were discussed, with special attention being paid to their potential for addressing fundamental problems such as rising costs and access to insurance.
Federal Support For Medical Education: Framing The Issues For The Systems Reform Debate, Karen Matherlee
Federal Support For Medical Education: Framing The Issues For The Systems Reform Debate, Karen Matherlee
National Health Policy Forum
Designed primarily for federal legislative and regulatory health staff involved in systems reform efforts, the session provided a primer on current medical education policies (with emphasis on federal strategies) and a prospectus on policies to change them.