Healthcare reform stews in Congressional pressure cooker

The United States Congress responded to Americans' healthcare worries with more than 30 healthcare reform proposals in 1991. Each bill falls into one of three camps: incremental approaches that favor improvements in the current system, employer-based programs, and single-payer programs, which would funnel all funds through a public administrator. Although major reform is unlikely to pass through Congress in the next year, knowing the details of proposals from Congress and other groups helps provide a framework for discussion of healthcare reform.