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January 2003, Vol 93, No. 1 | American Journal of Public Health 92-95
© 2003 American Public Health Association

REKINDLING HEALTH CARE REFORM

Rekindling Reform—How Goes Business?

Walter B. Maher, LLB

Walter B. Maher is a former vice president of public policy of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, Mich.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Walter B. Maher, 1920 Valley Wood Rd, McLean VA 22101 (e-mail: maherwb{at}aol.com).

Employers were a major cause of the failure of President Clinton’s Health Security bill. This did not have to be so.

The substantive and political factors that caused employers to turn against the Clinton Plan could prove instructive in the next reform effort. The unwillingness of employers who do provide benefits to engage seriously in the struggle over health care reform contributes to maintaining the status quo that penalizes them while rewarding employers who fail to provide coverage.

The lessons that can be learned from the Clinton Plan debate, if heeded by both employers and health reform advocates, raise hope that key elements of the business community can play a positive role in the next comprehensive health reform effort.




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