Gradison B
United States House of Representatives.
Healthc Financ Manage. 1992 Jul;46(7):18-20, 22.
The private health insurance system is not working well, but it can be changed so that insurance companies will insure risk rather than avoid risk, says Rep. Bill Gradison (R-Ohio). The ranking member of the Health Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Gradison served as vice chairman of the Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (the Pepper Commission). At HFMA's National Convention in June, he received the Board of Directors' Award, an award established to honor persons or organizations who have contributed materially to the healthcare financial management field. Recently, Gradison spoke with HFMA President Richard L. Clarke, FHFMA, about rising healthcare costs, the structure of the U.S. healthcare system, and proposals for reform. Following are highlights from the interview.
俄亥俄州共和党众议员比尔·格拉迪森表示，私人医疗保险体系运转不佳，但可以进行改革，使保险公司承保风险而非规避风险。格拉迪森是众议院筹款委员会卫生小组委员会的资深成员，曾担任两党综合医疗保健委员会（佩珀委员会）的副主席。在6月举行的医疗财务管理协会全国大会上，他获得了董事会奖，该奖项旨在表彰对医疗财务管理领域做出重大贡献的个人或组织。最近，格拉迪森与医疗财务管理协会主席理查德·L·克拉克（FHFMA）就医疗成本上升、美国医疗体系结构以及改革提案进行了交谈。以下是此次访谈的要点。
