Under the incoming presidential administration, U.S. Democraticleaders are determined to achieve a long-elusive goal: securing"affordable, accessible health care for every single American,"as President-elect Barack Obama put it recently. Recognizingthe blunders that doomed the reform effort of President BillClinton 16 years ago, the new administration is working closelywith Congress to craft a bill that will attract sufficient supportto ensure enactment.
Although some critics argue that we can ill afford the costsof expanded coverage and other reforms with the economy in recessionand an ever-growing federal deficit, Obama counters that theseare pocketbook issues, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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