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From: Brumar89	7/20/2009 8:43:39 PM
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.....will push Americans into stingy insurance plans with tight, HMO-style controls. It specifically exempts members of Congress (along with federal employees; the exemptions are in section 3116). ..... if you don't enroll in a "qualified" health plan and submit proof of enrollment to the federal government, you'll be tracked down and fined (sections 3101 and 6055). ..... the language suggests that only plans with managed-care controls such as the "medical home" will meet the definition (sections 3101 and 2707). "Medical home" is this decade's version of HMO-style insurance, according to the Congressional Budget Office, with a primary-care provider to manage your access to costly services such as visits to specialists and diagnostic tests. ..... These requirements are reminiscent of the unpopular controls HMOs imposed two decades ago that caused public outrage and led to state laws reining in abuses. ..... if you want your doctor paid to police your care and to be financially penalized for that extra test or referral you get. online.wsj.com[

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