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Volume 335:601-602 August 22, 1996 Number 8
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What Went Wrong with the Clinton Health Plan
Boomerang: Clinton's health security effort and the turn against government in U.S. politics

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By Theda Skocpol. 230 pp., illustrated. New York, W.W. Norton, 1995. $27.50. ISBN 0-393-039-706. B

Bill Clinton was elected President on November 3, 1992, after promising to introduce a legislative proposal for comprehensive health care reform within 100 days after his inauguration. It was a popular message, and many observers believed that George Bush's failure to offer a program of his own was a major factor in the election. Shortly after taking office, Mr. Clinton announced the formation of a task force, headed by his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and managed by his friend and political advisor Ira C. Magaziner, to develop a plan for health care reform. It was an auspicious start, and expectations . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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