See today's spotlight below. I wonder if there is some loose similarity
here with the GP consortia to be implemented in the NHS, insofar as I
understand it? (i.e. local purchasing bodies over which individuals can
choose).
SPOTLIGHT: FINALLY, WE AGREE
Although many Democrats and Republicans are divided over the federal
health reform law, the state-based health insurance exchanges created
under the overhaul appear to have strong bipartisan backing. The
overhaul stipulates that states by January 2014 must create insurance
exchanges that provide coverage options for individuals and small
businesses. The exchanges are intended to foster a competitive market
and hold insurers to strict new standards while attracting consumers.
States can choose to administer their own exchanges, for which they must
have some infrastructure in place by January 2013, or ask the government
to run the exchanges for them. Health officials and experts have noted
that both major parties generally support the exchange model because
they see the exchanges as a way to shift health care decision-making and
purchasing powers back to the consumer.
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