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Clinton's Health Care Prescription
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12 / 1993 |
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Lloyd Eby has worked in film and video since 1970 and has
published articles on the interaction of film and religion.
With René Berger, he coedited the book Art
and Technology (New York: Paragon House Publishers, 1986).
He is assistant senior editor in the Currents in Modern
Thought
section of The World & I. |
GOOD START, QUESTIONS AHEAD UNITED STATES--After eight months of tedious wonking, the Clinton administration has produced a strong start toward reforming the nation's health-care system.
As presented to Congress . . . the White House plan would protect consumer choice, provide universal coverage, contain health-care costs, and sustain quality of care.
Of course, Clinton's passionate sales pitch glossed over important flaws. He says savings in Medicare and Medicaid, combined with a variety of small taxes and broad efficiencies, will produce the $700 billion his plan will require over five years. Many analysts say differently and [the speech] hardly settled the matter.
USA Today
September 23, 1993
CLAPPING FOR HEALTH REFORM
UNITED STATES--The applause that greeted President Clinton and his wife, Hillary, from both sides of the congressional aisle signaled more than mere politeness. It was the sound of an emerging bipartisan consensus for health care reform.
The president has tackled a crisis that's festered for 50 years with a courageous plan, the most ambitious attempt at social engineering since the New Deal. And that, more than anything else, has forced Republicans out of their shell of opposition and toward a commitment to pass a bipartisan bill before the end of [1994].
Mr. Clinton's plan would require every American to buy insurance. Employers would pay most of the premium; Federal subsidies would be provided to the poor and near-poor. Everyone (other than workers for very large companies) would buy insurance by picking a plan offered through a regional purchasing cooperative. Washington would set a ceiling for how fast the plans' premiums would be allowed to rise.
New York Times
September 24, 1993
CLINTON'S HEALTH CARE
UNITED STATES--It was a powerful speech the president
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