Medicare Part C: tossing another cost cap into the ring.
Rejecting the Clinton Administration's call for mandatory health alliances, a key congressional panel recently passed a bill that expands the Medicare program to cover low-income and uninsured Americans. While some have criticized the bill's cost-containment provisions, the panel agreed that universal coverage cannot be achieved without a national health budget.
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