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California health care containment plan under strain
California’s cost containment program is in critical condition as 1982 reforms fail to curb escalating expenses. Health-insurance bills are rising 18 to 30 percent this month, with some up to 50 percent. Managed care begins to take hold as physicians and hospitals face tighter scrutiny and prices, while premiums shift toward older, higher-cost enrollees.
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San Francisco
California
Dana DeSanctis
Health Insurance Association of America
Leonard D. Schaeffer
Federal
Edward Melia
State Department of Health Services
Schaeffer
Blue Cross
New England Journal of Medicine
F.X. McClellan
Aetna Life and Casualty Co
Aetna
Blue Shield