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Problem of Uninsured & Under-Insured People

It is generally agreed that America is facing a crisis in health care occasioned by the rising costs of providing health care along with an increase in the number of people who are either uninsured or under-insured. Some see this as a problem rather than a crisis, but even they usually do not deny that the public sees the problem as acute. The problem has become a major political issue and played a significant role in the last presidential election, and it remains high on the political agenda as the public waits to see what the Clinton administration and Congress will do about the problem. There are major arguments over what that proposal will entail, how it will be funded, and what its prospects for passage might be. The insurance industry is concerned about the nature of the health care system that will be developed and is own role in that new structure. The industry has its own proposals for the reform of health care and sees many of the proposals now being discussed as draconian and even punitive toward the health insurance industry. The outlook for the future of the industry remains in doubt as these issues are debated. An analysis of the issue and of the possible proposals to be made by Clinton can illuminate the nature of the issue, the scope of it as a problem, the range of solutions that have been suggested, and some of the possible provisions that might be adopted in the coming years.

In a recent editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Gordon T. Moore writes:

Gridlock in the political process makes comprehensive health insurance for the uninsured an unlikely prospect in the near future. While the debate continues, we should provide basic primary care services to all uninsured Americans. Primary care is the most economical safety net we can offer our citizens. By prepaying participating physicians, we could provide this needed care at a cost the nation could afford and with excellent p...

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