Government
Senate leader lays out health plan
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted July 26, 2004
Speaking recently at the National Press Club, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD (R, Tenn.), laid out some new ideas for reforms designed to expand health coverage. His multipoint plan includes a Fannie Mae-type national risk pool that would allow insurance companies to offer low-cost individuals plans. He also proposed capping the tax benefit that companies get for offering health insurance, while extending a similar tax incentive to those buying individual insurance.
He also wants to encourage middle-class uninsured Americans to purchase catastrophic coverage and increase efforts to enroll all eligible children in public programs.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/07/26/gvbf0726.htm.
