title: National Health Insurance: a political issue at the crossroads.
abstract: It is safe to assume that a comprehensive NHI plan will not be enacted prior to the next presidential election. In sum, immediate action on the NHI issue is unlikely. However, enactment of a mini-NHI plan, expanding the Medicare and Medicaid programs, providing catastrophic coverage and/or providing coverage for mothers and children, is possible--although not probable--prior to the next presidential election.
mesh_terms: D006076:Government; D006293:Health Promotion; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009310:National Health Insurance, United States / Q000639:trends*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States