Under the Clinton plan, companies would have to continue to offer the traditional insurance through the regional alliances.

Health plans would submit bids to the huge regional alliances of consumers.

Under the Clinton plan, most Americans would get health insurance coverage through the regional alliances.

No business in a regional alliance would have to pay more than 7.9 percent of its payroll.

From the rest of the Americas they hear talk of regional alliances and free trade.

A more common approach calls for the creation of not-yet-dreamed-of regional alliances.

Only state-certified health plans would be allowed to provide insurance and benefits to members of the regional alliances.

You think that the 5,000-employee threshold for joining regional alliances is too high.

And that can only help in your quest to build a regional alliance.

They will enter regional and corporate alliances based on their employment status.