title: The Clinton health care reform proposal: efficiency, fairness, and the role of government.
abstract: In a detailed evaluation of the Clinton reform proposal, this article deals with the many thorny yet pragmatic problems concerning the proper role of government in reforming the health care system. Areas of focus include mandatory coverage, information networks, market failure, and the ability of government-controlled systems to produce efficiency and fairness for the health care consumer. It is the author's opinion that the plan needs to be resubmitted with substantial revisions.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Services Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006076:Government; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D015271:Insurance Pools; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States