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The Clinton administration is willing to offer the medical community less bureaucracy and better malpractice laws in return for help in managing healthcare costs, according to VP Albert Gore Jr. The vice-president spoke to 1,000 physicians who attended the American Medical Association's Mar 1993 conference on healthcare reform. Medical professionals agree that cost control is essential but do not agree on how this should be accomplished. Gore stated that the administration wants health benefits for all in the US plus continued high quality of care, in addition to healthcare cost control.
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A study by a panel of the Institute of Medicine has concluded that emergency care for children is inadequate in the US. For example, the main cause of child death is head injury, but cervical collars, used to protect a person's airway, are not available in children's sizes. In addition, pediatric specialists and facilities are not always available at well equipped hospitals. The panel recommended that the government spend $150 million between 1993 and 1998 to improve emergency services and provide education and training to health care personnel.
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The American College of Physicians has distributed to members of Congress copies of a health care reform plan that would provide spending curbs including limits on payments to doctors and hospitals. In addition to mandatory employer-provided health insurance, public insurance would cover older persons and all needed medical treatment. The plan mandates that providers negotiate fees with payers, that the federal government allocate health professionals and hospital beds and that practice profiles evaluate care.
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