Puder K L, Pumphrey R E
Soc Work Health Care. 1978 Spring;3(3):287-96. doi: 10.1300/J010v03n03_04.
Today, prepaid group medical schemes form a significant component of many legislative health care proposals. Although the concept is over 60 years old, its legality was not established until 1943 by a United States Supreme Court decision that convicted the American Medical Association and the District of Columbia Medical Society for restraint of trade. The history of that suit highlights the antagonisms that exist between prepaid group medical care and the more traditional fee-for-service system.
如今，预付团体医疗保险计划是许多立法医疗保健提案的重要组成部分。尽管这一概念已有60多年的历史，但直到1943年美国最高法院作出一项裁决，其合法性才得以确立。该裁决判定美国医学协会和哥伦比亚特区医学协会存在贸易限制行为。那场诉讼的历史凸显了预付团体医疗保健与更为传统的按服务收费体系之间存在的对抗。
