Premiums for fee-for-service plans that cover Federal employees will rise an average 9.5 percent next year.

The average charge for the same family in a fee-for-service plan is $370.

The fee-for-service plans, the focus of the current controversy, are in many ways similar to the government's own Medicare.

The plan would also promote more types of health care beyond the current fee-for-service plans.

These "private fee-for-service plans" allow patients to go to any doctor or hospital that will provide care on terms set by the insurer.

Private fee-for-service plans accounted for more than half of the growth.

Congress could step in, demanding that managed care and traditional fee-for-service plans provide data on outcomes.

But they are more worried about the future than those in fee-for-service plans.

The Clinton plan also sought to open up a wide menu of options at different prices, including fee-for-service plans.

The rate among patients in fee-for-service plans was 35 operations per 1,000 beneficiaries.

Premiums for fee-for-service plans that cover Federal employees will rise an average 9.5 percent next year.

The average charge for the same family in a fee-for-service plan is $370.

The fee-for-service plans, the focus of the current controversy, are in many ways similar to the government's own Medicare.

The plan would also promote more types of health care beyond the current fee-for-service plans.

These "private fee-for-service plans" allow patients to go to any doctor or hospital that will provide care on terms set by the insurer.

Private fee-for-service plans accounted for more than half of the growth.

Congress could step in, demanding that managed care and traditional fee-for-service plans provide data on outcomes.

But they are more worried about the future than those in fee-for-service plans.

The Clinton plan also sought to open up a wide menu of options at different prices, including fee-for-service plans.

The rate among patients in fee-for-service plans was 35 operations per 1,000 beneficiaries.