Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2003

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195108682.003.0003

Abstract

An important theme in the ongoing health care reform debate is federalism. During the battle over the Clinton Health Plan in 1993–94, the question of which level of government — federal or state — should take the leading role in health policy was almost as contentious as the particular proposals for extending access to quality health care and controlling health care costs. With the failure in 1994 to achieve comprehensive legislation at the national level, many policymakers and commentators gave fresh attention to the states as potential agents for health care reform.

Disciplines

Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Law | Medical Jurisprudence

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