title: Who holds the cards in healthcare poker?
abstract: Healthcare has always been a tricky game in Washington. Reaching consensus has often been almost impossible. Now, two months after James Jeffords defected from the Senate GOP fold, handing control to the Democrats, shifting coalitions are creating an even more volatile environment.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lovern
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States