Under current law, Albany sets hospital rates for patients who are not enrolled in health maintenance organizations.

He said the Government should not pressure them to enroll in health maintenance organizations, as some Republicans have suggested.

Under Mr. Clinton's plan, more people would be enrolled in health maintenance organizations and similar groups.

The charges would be lower for people enrolled in health maintenance organizations.

Under the 1997 law, states can require Medicaid recipients to enroll in health maintenance organizations or other types of managed care.

The network provides medical services to about 90,000 people, mainly enrolled in health maintenance organizations operated by the Physicians Corporation.

Most patients would enroll in health maintenance organizations.

The proposal would encourage elderly people to enroll in health maintenance organizations and other forms of managed care.

By 1992, 41.4 million Americans were enrolled in health maintenance organizations, and many more were in plans involving some oversight.

More than 50 million Americans are now enrolled in health maintenance organizations.