Rising Costs

Notwithstanding the predictable fits-and-starts of the legislative process, it seems likely that Obama will have a bill to sign by year's end, thereby accomplishing what the Clintons famously could not. But then what? Having crafted a bill that can pass Congress, will Obama be signing a bill that people actually like? It's a question best answered by examining another episode of the past--one that, although a mere footnote in political history, is fraught ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Jun. 30, 2009

Looks at previous health care initiatives that have failed and warns that a plan with too many concessions could lose public support.

To get something through Congress, Obama probably needs some centrist support—or, at the very least, he needs to make a good show of courting it. But Obama must be wary of conceding too much. Even in strictly political terms, a good bill that passes with a narrow margin may preferable to a weak bill that carries huge majorities.

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