title: President Bush's comprehensive health reform program.
abstract: To deal with the shortcomings of the current U.S. health care system, President Bush has proposed a comprehensive reform package that would offer tax credits and deductions to low- and middle-income Americans to purchase private insurance, reform small market insurance to ensure availability and portability of insurance, allow creation of Health Insurance Networks to allow small businesses and nonprofit organizations to pool their purchasing power, reduce administrative costs, and control the growth of government health programs. Combined, the proposals would build on the strengths of the present private/public system and preserve consumer choice and free market discipline.
authors: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
authors: L W
authors: LW
authors: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States