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Published at www.nejm.org November 4, 2009 (10.1056/NEJMp0906394)

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Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama are moving ahead to develop a single piece of major health care legislation, which will be debated, voted on by both houses of Congress, and, if enacted, sent to the President for his approval and signature. Previous research suggests that public opinion will play an important role in the outcome of this process. Experience suggests that although the final legislation is likely to be complex, the public will form an overall view leading it either to support or to oppose enactment, but this view can change substantially over time.

Multiple factors may contribute to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (R.J.B., J.M.B.); and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (R.J.B.).

This article (10.1056/NEJMp0906394) was published on November 4, 2009, at NEJM.org.

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