01610cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009049 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451951189 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Nedde, Ellen. U.S. Health Care Reform / Ellen Nedde. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1993. 1 online resource (31 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students High and rapidly rising health care costs in the United States and growing ranks of uninsured persons have brought health care reform to the top of the U.S. Administration's policy agenda. This paper describes the health care financing system in the United States, highlights what are viewed as its most serious shortcomings, and explores possible reasons for high and rising medical care costs. After brief descriptions of alternative reform proposals, the paper discusses universal coverage under managed competition and its ability to deal with the equity and efficiency problems in the U.S. health care system. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1993/093 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1993/093/001.1993.issue-093-en.xml IMF e-Library