Clinton's health security effort and the turn against government in U.S. politics Skocpol, Theda. creator text bibliography nyu New York W.W. Norton & Co. c1997 1997 1st ed. monographic eng

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xvii, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Health reform, a popular issue that Bill Clinton and the Democrats skillfully featured in the 1992 campaign, became the spearpoint of the most concerted attack on government in recent American history. One year after it had been introduced to acclaim from almost all quarters, Clinton's compromise plan lay in political wreckage. In this incisive account, a prize-winning Harvard social scientist draws on contemporary documents, media coverage, and confidential White House strategy memos to offer deep insights into the changing terrain of U.S. politics and public policy. President Clinton and his closest advisers thought they had found an ideal "middle way" between excessive government regulation end the play of free market forces in their plan to extend health care coverage to all Americans, not foreseeing that they were creating an ideal target for their political enemies. By 1994 the conservatives needed a cause to attract middle-class voters and unite widespread groups in opposition to the federal government and an already weakened Democratic party. The Health Security bill, as Theda Skocpol discloses, inadvertently became a perfect foil for antigovernment mobilization. Its enemies found it easy to distort while its supporters failed to marshal their forces at a critical time. Theda Skocpol. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-217) and index. n-us--- Health care reform United States Social security United States History United States Social policy 1993- United States Politics and government 1993-2001 Reforma en el cuidado de la salud Estados Unidos Seguridad social Estados Unidos Política de salud Estados Unidos Salud Estados Unidos Servicios de salud Estados Unidos 20151100 RA 395 S628b 1997 362.1/0973 0393039706 9780393039702 95039074 DLC 950918 20230410143517.0 100382