First, the plan should rely upon competition, not regulation, to guarantee low prices and high quality.
For much of its history, the plan relied on contributions to pay benefits.
Both plans rely on $2 billion a year in industry assessments and fees.
The plan would rely on private insurers to keep costs down through competition.
The lawyers said such a plan should rely principally on new construction.
Democrats are also worried that the plan relies too heavily on borrowing.
Also, the mayor's plan relies on $6.5 billion from the state, which is resisting a court order to give the city schools more money.
That plan relies on private insurers to sell prescription drug policies.
However, his own plans rely on strengthening the central system.
But the plan relies heavily on Federal sanctions to be effective.