Healthcare reform: innovations at the state level. Coopers & Lybrand Health Decisions Resource Group.

States are struggling to devise politically acceptable ways to curb rising healthcare costs while improving access for their uninsured residents. In general, their reform strategies attempt to increase access to quality healthcare services, reform the health insurance industry, and control healthcare costs. Additionally, states have enacted laws that provide reform in the areas of medical malpractice, the health planning process, provider availability and scope of practice, the pharmaceutical industry, and the Medicaid program.