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Frustrated by the failure of Congress for national legislation on health insurance, a group of state officials convened this week on a mountain retreat of their efforts to promote discussion outside the highway.

Reforming States Group, a coalition bipartie legislators and policy makers from 24 countries, was for two years of reflection on the rehabilitation of the health care system. But today, with the national legislation on the Senate Health, almost dead, there is an awareness of the urgency or among group members.

Remember himself “States which are not expected” members have a recipe for the state and national legislation, a lower-cost standard benefits package for all Americans, uniformity in claims and Regulation limits for Out-of-sac, and a contribution of 50 per cent of employers towards their workers health coverage. Perhaps more than any other, the group is pleased with the flexibility of the Confederation of regulators to their own countries may change.

“The ball is in our court,” said Charlene Rydell, a representative of the democratic state of Maine, is chairman of the steering group’s comments. “Given the lack of measures at the federal level, the burden is now the USA.”

What began in 1991 as November a small group of officials from states active in Health Care Issues - Minnesota, Vermont, Oregon, Hawaii and Florida - now has representatives from all regions of the country. At its three-day meeting at Timberline Lodge here today completed, it focused on what to do.

“We have an immediate desire to progress at the state level, regardless of whether reform takes place at national level or not,” said Rydell today at a press conference.

One of the biggest obstacles for states trying to legislate on health care employees are entitled Retirement Income Security Act. Best Andes during the year 1974, the law greatly restricts states to introduce mandates for employers.

As a result, state laws have languished in the middle of the federal bureaucracy. In Oregon, for example, a law that would require employers to provide primary health care coverage for workers or pay into a state insurance pool can not be executed unless the federal Congress grants a release. In addition, Washington, a law last year, companies to provide health insurance for employees yet approved by Congress.

“These states, the ability to move forward should be able to do so,” said Dennis Dellwo, a democratic state, representatives of Washington, is the head of the Committee on medical care in this state legislators.

Ms. Rydell said: “We need Congress to implement measures to plans already in the statutes of the state.”

With the persistent insecurity in the Nation’s Capital, where legislation of health care, discussions were marked by phone calls and faxes and the capital. This morning, word came from Capitol Hill, a bipartie that the group is trying again, hammer, a bill health care has been locked in a room talking and talking, “as a member of the group updates. The messages on the road a tower groans.

“Of course, there is frustration,” said Lee Greenfield, a representative of the State Democratic Minnesota. “But we all, and this is not quite unexpected. Run roadblocks and try again. This is the modus operandi of democracy - we are not effective.”