Jacks J C, Jacks L
School of Public Administration and Urban Studies, San Diego State University, California, USA.
J Health Care Finance. 1995 Spring;21(3):59-67.
A two-year attempt by the Clinton administration to develop and pass a health care reform bill was from the beginning destined for failure. The health care reform plan was developed in secret, leaving the plan open for special interest suspect. It was overly complex and difficult to understand. Congress and the general public initially supported the effort, but wavered under pressure and negative messages generated by special interest groups. After a year of intense debate, health care reform was declared dead, with very little hope of resurrection in the 1994 election year, which saw Republicans make significant gains in Congress.
克林顿政府为制定并通过一项医疗保健改革法案进行了为期两年的尝试，但从一开始就注定要失败。医疗保健改革计划是秘密制定的，这使得该计划容易受到特殊利益集团的怀疑。它过于复杂，难以理解。国会和普通民众最初支持这项努力，但在特殊利益集团产生的压力和负面信息的影响下动摇了。经过一年的激烈辩论，医疗保健改革宣告失败，在1994年选举年复苏的希望渺茫，当年共和党在国会取得了重大进展。
