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U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about Medicare during a visit to
Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 29, 2003. Traveling a day after his
State of the Union address, Bush was here to speak of his plan to offer
prescription drug benefits and catastrophic illness coverage to seniors
as inducements to give up their fee-for-service Medicare benefits and
enroll in private plans. The prescription drug benefit for the elderly
is part of a broad plan to overhaul Medicare at a cost of $400 billion
over the next 10 years. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
KL(Credit: Reuters)
Healthcare victories — and defeats — through history
Slide show: As a fateful House vote on President Obama's plan nears, we look back at the efforts of past presidents
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about Medicare during a visit to
Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 29, 2003. Traveling a day after his
State of the Union address, Bush was here to speak of his plan to offer
prescription drug benefits and catastrophic illness coverage to seniors
as inducements to give up their fee-for-service Medicare benefits and
enroll in private plans. The prescription drug benefit for the elderly
is part of a broad plan to overhaul Medicare at a cost of $400 billion
over the next 10 years. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
KL(Credit: Reuters) With Congress (perhaps) on the brink of passing the comprehensive health insurance overhaul that President Obama champions, some historical context may be useful.
This is, believe it or not, far from the first time that a sitting president has loudly advocated sweeping reform. But if Obama’s plan does pass, he will have scored a more expansive achievement than jst about any of his predecessors. In the following slide show, Salon looks at the major reform efforts and achievements that preceded this one.
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