The Health Reform Dialogue Group Recommends Health Care Overhaul
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Throughout the country, newspapers are reporting on the meeting of the Health Reform Dialogue Group (the “Group”). The diverse group has been meeting to discuss the overhaul of the current national health care system.
The Associated Press reports:
Eighteen groups representing consumers, business, insurers, doctors and hospitals say they have reached agreement on how they would like to see the nation’s health care system overhauled.
The groups, calling themselves the Health Reform Dialogue, say the uninsured should be covered through a combination of expanded government programs and subsidies to purchase private health coverage.
The 18 organizations in the group have been meeting for six months. While they failed to resolve several major issues, their agreement could serve as a starting point for lawmakers trying to craft a plan this year that can win broad support.
Some of the major health care players within this 18-organization group includes: AARP, American’s Health Insurance Plans, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This group represents both private and public interest groups.
As a result of the Group’s meetings, the Group issued a Report (PDF) containing multiple recommendations. The Report states that the meetings have been productive: Read more
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