New York state's plan to restructure its health care system has gotten a $1.5 billion shot in the arm.

Traditional health insuranceUp until about 30 years ago, most people had traditional indemnity coverage. These days, it's often known as "fee-for-service." Indemnity plans are a bit like auto insurance: you pay a certain amount of your medical expenses up...

Publication Date: 2006 Oct 6 PMID: 17023625Authors: Kaiser, J.Journal: ScienceMeSH Categories: Bioterrorism/legislation & jurisprudence/*prevention & control, Financing, Government/legislation & jurisprudence, Research Support/*legislation & jurisprudence...