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In keeping an employer payroll tax as the primary financing mechanism rather than direct taxation, the 1993 HIA followed the American model. The benefits of economy of scale in group purchases of insurance rather than individual policies was built into the mandatory package. In creating CHI funds, the public administration of private employer premiums was to prevent escalation of claims processing and administrative overhead costs, curtailing but not eliminating the growth of private insurance companies.