Officials examine Dutch & Swiss health plans
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Oct 30
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The New York Times is taking a look at health care systems in Europe - and notes that a number of health reform plans, including Senator Wyden’s Healthy Americans Act, share elements of those systems.
The Swiss and Dutch health care systems are suddenly all the rage. They have features similar to proposals by at least two presidential hopefuls, and next month the United States’ top health official will visit Switzerland and the Netherlands to kick the tires. ...
The Healthy Americans Act, introduced by Senators Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, and Robert F. Bennett, Republican of Utah, would largely adopt the Dutch reforms.
Mr. Wyden said Mr. Leavitt’s trip was part of growing Republican support for proposals for universal health care through individual mandates and private providers.
“I think Mr. Leavitt’s trip is a really positive development,” Mr. Wyden said.
Posted on October 30, 2007.
