title: Legacy of practicality, compromise. Kennedy's healthcare work was about passing bills, not furthering ideology.
authors.affiliation: Heller School for Social Policy and Management of Brandeis University, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altman
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States