title: Finally, fixing health care: what's different now?
abstract: Is now the time to fix the U.S. health care system? Those who remember the failed attempts of the past would say no. We see it differently. Our optimism is rooted in new developments that didn't exist the last time Congress addressed health care. These include bipartisan support for our Healthy Americans Act; an ideological truce over the role of government in health care; common ground between business and labor; the realization that states can't go it alone on health care; the plight of employers in a global marketplace; and the need for coverage that is affordable, accessible, and portable.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wyden
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D040361:Healthy People Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*