title: Health care reform. Gridlock and pork?
abstract: Can Americans expect the same gridlock and pork between now and the 21st Century? What are the possible directions that the United States can move in regarding health care reform and the long-term financing of health entitlement programs? Here, the author offers a snapshot of current politics and some predictions for the next four years. And explores the question: Are Americans willing to make the necessary sacrifices for future generations to profit by the significant changes needed by entitlement and health reform, or will it be business as usual? America's centrist perspective was recently reinforced by the 1996 election, suggesting that no major innovations in entitlement or in the health system should be anticipated in the next four years.
authors.affiliation: Bedford Health Associates, Inc., Asheville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Weil
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics; D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011057:Politics; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States