Abstract
The final report of the Maine Health Care Reform Commission (MHCRC) was submitted to Governor Angus King in November, 1995. Given the complexity of what we call the healthcare system as well as the moving targets of federal and state incentives for reform, the report accomplished a great deal in a short period of time. Commission members were "mandated to offer a single payer universal coverage bill, a multiple payer universal coverage bill, and a bill to achieve reform through incremental changes to the existing system, emphasizing cost containment, managed care, and improved access. The commission was also mandated to cost out its recommendations" Reactions to the MHCRC report were invited from individuals who represent constituencies which often have an influential role in healthcare. Five commentaries address pros and cons of particular elements of the commission’s report. Elizabeth O. Shorr, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, provides a third-party payer perspective in her commentary.
First page
43
Last page
46
Recommended Citation
Shorr, Elizabeth O. . "Healthcare Reform Proves Difficult at State Level." Maine Policy Review 5.1 (1996) : 43 -46, https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol5/iss1/7.
