Summary
Pres Clinton's health care reform plan and its effect on South Dakota's rural citizenry were analyzed. Health care reform was proposed to address the problems of ever-increasing health care costs and the large percentage of the citizenry who cannot afford health care services. The plan will provide health care coverage for all Americans and will limit increases of health care spending at 4% annually. The Clinton plan will increase coordination between urban and rural health care providers and provide Federal funds and assistance to rural health care services.
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Health care reform: what's it all about?
The new health care reform will touch the lives of every American. The real question is how much impact it will have on each of us. Will the new legislation change our lives, particularly our health care, for the better or the worse? This article attempts to integrate into a relevant discussion some of the perspectives of health care reform. First, the need for health care reform will be briefly discussed. Then President Clinton's Plan will be outlined. We also look at some of the anticipated effects upon quality, cost, and access. And, finally we consider implementation of the plan, especially for South Dakota's predominately rural population.
Why do we need health care reform? Almost everyone agrees the nation faces a crisis in health care: costs of the present system are far too high and are climbing higher. Health care currently costs the nation almost one trillion dollars each year. Reliance on the art of patching America's health ins...See the full content of this document
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