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Article: What'll Hillary think of this HMO? (National Pet Plan)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
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- November 15, 1993
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As Congress scraps over people health care, some focus on cats and dogs
While Washington gears up to tackle health care reform for America's human population, local forces are devising new ways to handle the high cost of health care for pets.
The latest attempt is the National Pet Plan, a health maintenance organization program for dogs and cats.
J. Scott Bold, designer and co-owner of the fledgling HMO for pets, says his National Pet Plan is the first reduced-fee-for-service program providing health care for the family pet.
To date, about 26 veterinarians have agreed to become National Pet Plan providers in L.A., Orange and Riverside counties, ...