Momentum toward health care reform in the U.S. Senate
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A Democratic plan for national health care proposed in the Senate on Jun 6, 1991 culminated a movement toward action on this issue that began with the previous session. The bill, designated S. 1227, would compel employers to choose between setting up in-house employee health plans or contributing to a new public health insurance service called AmeriCare that would replace Medicare but not Medicaid. The surprise election of Democratic Senator Harris Wofford in Pennsylvania in Nov 1991 encouraged Senate Democrats to act. President Bush's sloth on the issue has weakened the Republican response.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0361-6878
Year: 1992
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The health care debate: all heat and no light
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A well-informed public debate could have led to passage of health care reform legislation, but instead the public was given distraction, distortion and irrelevant symbols. The Health Security Act proposed by the Clinton administration was quite complex, and the media was unable to assist in sorting out the issues. Opponents took advantage of the confusion to play on public fears. Institutional fragmentation also contributed to the difficulty of undertaking such a broad reform.
Publication Name: Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0361-6878
Year: 1995
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