Steven Johnson wrote:
> This is an interesting interpration on the historical precedence of HMOs.
> Although Kennedy was an integral part of the creation of the HMO Act of
> 1973, the genie was already out of the bottle. It was President Nixon who
> heralded the introduction of HMOs.
> "In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon declared his desire for the HMO in a
> speech to Congress: "the Health Maintenance Organization concept is such a
> central feature of my National Health Strategy." The administration had
> already authorized,without specific legislative authority, $26 million for
> 110 HMO projects. That same year, the U.S. Senate passed a $5.2 billion bill
> permitting the establishment of HMOs "to improve the nation's health-care
> delivery system by encouraging prepaid comprehensive health-care programs."
Hey, I don't think the Republicans are blameless in the whole matter
either.
-- TheBS
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