Payers not in agreement as well...some have a lot to lose...BD
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The chief executive of the biggest health maintenance organization in the United States said on Thursday he backs key elements of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to extend health-care coverage to millions of uninsured individuals. Schwarzenegger's $12 billion pitch to provide health insurance in the estimated 6.5 million without insurance in the most populous U.S. state would seek higher taxes from doctors and hospitals and asks health plans to limit profits.
For health plans, a controversial element of Schwarzenegger's plan is a proposal that would require health plans to spend at least 85 cents of every dollars in premiums on medical care, according to Wall Street analysts.
WellPoint Inc., the biggest health plan by membership and a major player in the California health insurance sector, is seen as being the biggest at risk because historically it has spent the least on medical care out of premium dollars in the state.
Kaiser HMO CEO backs Schwarzenegger's health reform | Health | Reuters
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