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Health Affairs, Vol 11, Issue 4, 7-16
Copyright © 1992 by Project HOPE

Journal Article

A federal/state partnership for health system reform

In view of the continued lack of consensus regarding health system reform, a new approach is needed to the pluralism that characterizes the U.S. political scene. A two-step strategy can help to break the deadlock around health care financing and provision: a framework around which to shape federal/state responsibility for health care and a process to ensure that policy is translated into action. This strategy, called a federal/state compact for health, builds on actions already under way in several states and represents a process that is both incremental and comprehensive in nature. The federal government would take the lead regarding policy making, financing, and establishing benefits. The states would administer the program with flexibility similar to that existing in Canada's provinces.

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