77 pages. Excerpt: This report is the product of a two-year study panel convened jointly by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). It examines the administrative functions that are central to a variety of health reform proposals, defines the choices, summarizes what is known about them, and makes specific recommendations. The panel's recommendations fall into seven categories: planning and coordinating implementation of health reform, subsidizing health insurance premiums and cost sharing, administering health insurance mandates, regulating health insurance, restructuring health insurance markets, designing administrative organizations, and simplifying administration and controlling costs.  MORE >>