Overstating savings/underestimating costs
THERE ARE SOUND REASONS TO BE SUSPICIOUS OF BOTH THE CLAIMED COSTS FOR NEW BENEFITS AND THE EXPECTED SAVINGS IN PRESIDENT CLINTON'S HEALTH CARE PLAN. HISTORICALLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BOTH UNDERESTIMATED THE COST OF HEALTH PROGRAMS AND OVERESTIMATED THE EFFECTS OF ITS EFFORTS TO RESTRAIN...
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Published in: | Society (New Brunswick) Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 67 - 68 |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J., etc
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01-11-1994
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Summary: | THERE ARE SOUND REASONS TO BE SUSPICIOUS OF BOTH THE CLAIMED COSTS FOR NEW BENEFITS AND THE EXPECTED SAVINGS IN PRESIDENT CLINTON'S HEALTH CARE PLAN. HISTORICALLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BOTH UNDERESTIMATED THE COST OF HEALTH PROGRAMS AND OVERESTIMATED THE EFFECTS OF ITS EFFORTS TO RESTRAIN THOSE PROGRAMS. THE AUTHOR CLAIMS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN IMPLIES THAT THE PROJECTED RATES OF GROWTH CAN BE OBTAINED WITHOUT A MAJOR CHANGE IN PROVIDER AND PATIENT INCENTIVES, SUCH CHANGE APPEARS HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
ISSN: | 0147-2011 1936-4725 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF02693357 |