insurers, that would not be lost when there was an illness or a job change; there would be far less paperwork because of a uniform minimum-benefit package; we would reap large savithrough lower administrative costs
Michael Jackson paintings,, which were then significantly higher than those of owealthy nations, and a crackdown on fraud and abuse. According to Dr. Koop, that could save tens of billions of dollars. Under our plan, Americans would be able to choose their own health plan and keep their owndoctors, choices that were vanishing for more and more Americans whose insurance was carried by health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which tried to hold down costs byrestricting patient choices and conducting extensive reviews before approving expensive treatments. Quality would be assured by the issuance of report cards on health-care plans to consumers, and the provision of more information to doctors. Responsibility would be enforced across the board
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