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Defining the Problem and Searching for Solutions: Insurers, Employers, and State Government
Panel discussion: Some solutions to the uninsured problem happening right here in Cleveland. The Health Policy Coalition is a group which presents health insurance reform ideas to Congress. Charles Weller talked about the Coalition. Powell Woods described the Cleveland Health Quality Choice Program as follows: Cleveland Health Quality Choice is based upon the principle that if we figure out a way to reward high quality and cost efficiency as the twin lynch pins of reimbursement in our health purchasing system, we can drive both quality and efficiency gains in the system which can help produce savings which will in turn help underwrite the problem of coverage for the uninsured. E. John Polk discussed employee health insurance programs offered by the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE). Kenneth Seminatore represented Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio. He proposed that the price escalation problem be solved by well-managed competition, such as that created by the 1987 of Senate Bill 124, the Health Insurance Reform Act. Mr. Seminatore also mentioned the problem of mandated benefits, stating, A study by Dr. John Goodman of Dallas indicates that perhaps 20 percent of the uninsured nationally are uninsured because they\u27re priced out of the market by mandated benefits they neither want, their insurance companies don\u27t want to offer, and they can\u27t afford. He also proposed Medicaid buy-in for the working poor
Defining the Problem and Searching for Solutions: Insurers, Employers, and State Government
Panel discussion: Some solutions to the uninsured problem happening right here in Cleveland. The Health Policy Coalition is a group which presents health insurance reform ideas to Congress. Charles Weller talked about the Coalition. Powell Woods described the Cleveland Health Quality Choice Program as follows: Cleveland Health Quality Choice is based upon the principle that if we figure out a way to reward high quality and cost efficiency as the twin lynch pins of reimbursement in our health purchasing system, we can drive both quality and efficiency gains in the system which can help produce savings which will in turn help underwrite the problem of coverage for the uninsured. E. John Polk discussed employee health insurance programs offered by the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE). Kenneth Seminatore represented Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio. He proposed that the price escalation problem be solved by well-managed competition, such as that created by the 1987 of Senate Bill 124, the Health Insurance Reform Act. Mr. Seminatore also mentioned the problem of mandated benefits, stating, A study by Dr. John Goodman of Dallas indicates that perhaps 20 percent of the uninsured nationally are uninsured because they\u27re priced out of the market by mandated benefits they neither want, their insurance companies don\u27t want to offer, and they can\u27t afford. He also proposed Medicaid buy-in for the working poor
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Moving on : the challenges for foreign language learning on transition from primary to secondary school
Europe's commitment to language learning has resulted in higher percentages of pupils studying foreign languages during primary education. In England, recent policy decisions to expand foreign language learning at primary level by 2010 create major implications for transition to secondary. This paper presents findings on transition issues from case studies of a DfES-funded project evaluating 19 local authority Pathfinders piloting the introduction of foreign language learning at primary level. Research on transition in other countries sets these findings in context. Finally, it investigates the challenges England faces for transition in the light of this expansion and discusses future implications
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