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**assonomaf** · 08-26-2009, 09:29 PM

One of his accomplishments that has withstood the test of time.

In Kennedy's mind, all of these achievements paled next to his long-deferred dream of national health insurance. When President Nixon proposed a plan for universal coverage that would have delighted Democrats in later years, Kennedy, who long backed a government plan, led the opposition, a move he later regretted. So he moved to partial reforms, but even here he was often disappointed. His hopes of a major restructuring were dashed in the early 1990s with the defeat of Bill and Hillary Clinton's health-care initiative.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/213702/page/3

08-26-2009, 09:29 PM	#19
assonomaf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 340 Senior Member	One of his accomplishments that has withstood the test of time. In Kennedy's mind, all of these achievements paled next to his long-deferred dream of national health insurance. When President Nixon proposed a plan for universal coverage that would have delighted Democrats in later years, Kennedy, who long backed a government plan, led the opposition, a move he later regretted. So he moved to partial reforms, but even here he was often disappointed. His hopes of a major restructuring were dashed in the early 1990s with the defeat of Bill and Hillary Clinton's health-care initiative. http://www.newsweek.com/id/213702/page/3
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