The biggest roadblock to reform - this Congress is independent of Clinton

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The probability is slim that any significant national health care reform measures will be enacted in 1994. Although President Clinton has stated health care reform is one of his main priorities, he does not have the political support in Congress to effect any dramatic changes in the health care system. President Johnson, who has been the only president since the 1940s to bring about any meaningful changes in the health system, was able to push the Medicare and Medicaid bills through the Congress because Congress was not independent of him. Johnson was elected with 61% of the popular vote, compared with Clinton's 43%. Other liberal Democrats depended on him for reelection and gaining campaign money and, unlike Clinton, he was a political insider. Even Clinton's key ally in the Congress, Dan Rostenkowski, has compared Clinton's reform proposals with the politically doomed Star Wars initiative supported by President Reagan.

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Less is more and more is less in health care proposals offered in '92 campaign

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Health care reform is second only to the state of the economy in the minds of US voters, and both presidential candidates have a health care plan. The Bush plan concentrates on personal health care vouchers and tax deductions while Clinton advocates a pay-or-play plan that would require all employers to provide health insurance for their workers or pay into a pool that would allow employees to buy their own. Both candidates want to eliminate pre-existing illness clauses, but Bush's plan would allow insurance companies to charge high-risk groups higher premiums. Both want to reform malpractice litigation; Bush would limit the amount of awards, while Clinton emphasizes clinical practice guidelines and alternatives to litigation. The candidates have differing views on AIDS, abortion and the use of aborted fetal tissue in research.

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For some, candidate positions on health care remain short on specifics, leave many questions

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Many voters believe that neither presidential candidate has provided enough detail on his health care proposal. Many small business owners are afraid that Clinton's proposal requiring employers to provide insurance for their employees could result in layoffs. But many voters wonder where the government will get the money to provide individuals with health care vouchers and tax credits, two prominent features of Bush's plan. Many are ready for a change, believing that the Republicans have had 12 years to propose health care reform. Many antiabortionists are opposed to Clinton because of his pro-choice platform, while some Republican women are voting for Clinton because they believe in a woman's right to choose. Some veterans favor Clinton because he has promised to reform health care for veterans.

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