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Previous Volume 336:671-676 February 27, 1997 Number 9

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The Clinton administration and Congress, divided by political party and ideology, have nevertheless both claimed that balancing the federal budget by 2002 is their top priority. However, this seeming harmony is unlikely to prevent a prolonged struggle over how much of the needed savings to extract from federal health programs, which now consume 20 percent of government revenues, or some $320 billion. Thus, the budget debate will involve virtually all the health issues that Congress will face in its 105th session, but particularly Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance coverage for children and the working poor.

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The Coming Partisan Struggle

Clinton's Top Priority

The Republican Leadership

Expanding Insurance Coverage

The Oversight of Managed Care

Conclusions

References

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