President Clinton's Health Security Act: a financial perspective

The loftiness of President Clinton's goals may not survive the devil in the details, suggests the author of this article, who identifies four fundamental flaws in the Health Security Act of 1993. First, the act does not link the benefit package of coverage offered to all Americans with the funding available from employers or government to pay for these benefits; second, the act does not provide incentives for consumers to use health resources wisely; third, the act relies too much on government regulation; and fourth, the act provides few incentives for medical research, new drugs, and improved technology.     

The Prospects for National Health Insurance Reform

This article explores the unequal access to health care in the context of efforts by the American Medical Association (AMA) and its allies to maintain a market-maximizing health care system. The coalition between the AMA and its traditional allies is breaking down, in part, because of converging developments creating an atmosphere which may be more conductive to national health care reform and the development of a reformed health care delivery system that will be accessible, adequate, and equitable in meeting the health care and related social service needs of the American people.     

Women and National Health Insurance

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Israel's National Health Insurance Law: expectations and concerns

An historical overview of the Israeli health care system is followed by detailed discussion of recent reforms mandated by the government to control rising yearly expenditures. The author examines the advantages and disadvantages of the reforms, concluding that they are only a first step toward long-term success.