Why wasn't Hilary Clinton concerned with affordable health care in 92-2000?

Oh, Hillary was all over health care like stink on *&%$. She was going to save the USA. Problem was... her plan was as full of holes as a busted dam. Both parties shut it down and basically reminded her that she was the First Lady, not the President, and that she needed to shut up. So they sent her out to read to kids in public schools. She stepped on a lot of toes early on,and many people are quick to remember the early 90's. So now , after meeting with advisors and strategists, ole Hill is trying a softer approach. Remember how Princess Diana was called the " people's princess"? That's what Hillary is shooting for , too.

Well Hillary did craft a proposal for national health care and it was hugely unpopular, so she gave up. Since the 90's health care has continued to get more and more expensive and I think people are coming around to the idea that the government should help people that can't afford insurance. Still, I wouldn't expect anything like the proposal from the 90's which was basicly a government funded/run universal healthcare proposal.

You're joking, right? Are you really this poorly informed?

Hillary Clinton was put in charge of a presidential panel to come up with recommendations for overhauling our health care system.

The conservatives ran misinformation ads, with a middle class couple talking about how they wouldn't be able to choose their own doctors and would be at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats who would make them wait forever, etc, etc, and there was so much political backlash that the initiatives were beaten back in Congress, and the Republicans were able to leverage that failure to take control with their "Contract With America."

Back then, businesses were short-sighten and opposed the measures, thinking it would cost them too much. Now they realize how much more the current system costs them, and big business is on board and supporting the idea.

The Clintons haven't changed in their desires or efforts, but, much like with Jimmy Carter's landmark speech in the 70s about energy conservation, alternate fuels and energy independence, the public wasn't ready to hear about it.

Now it's the #1 domestic concern.

I realize not everyone can be up to speed on history, but if you're going to make an accusation about something as recent as a decade ago, at least do a minimum of legwork.

If you remember, Ms. Clinton was placed in charge of Health Care Reform during her husband's first term. Unfortunately, the plan that she came up with was Dead On Arrival with the Congress. Based on that stinging defeat, affordable health care became politically incorrect during the rest of Clinton's first...and throughout his entire second term.

It is interesting. Why didn't they keep working on it? I wonder if it wasn't the fact that if someone else had jumped in and come up with a workable plan, Ms. Clinton would have appeared even more incompetent than she did at the time.

In the final analysis, I have to agree with your thought that the present focus is little more than political pandering in an effort to secure the nomination and, ultimately the election.

There was even more opposition for it then then there is now and the repuglicans successfully blocked it with the leadership of Bob Dole. I really think they did all they could to educate the American people but it was not time yet for this to come. It may be changing now as even some repuglicans can see the advantage to the country in making affordable health care available to everybody.

Hillary Clinton was appointed by her husband to chair a health care conference of politicians, insurance industry leaders, and doctors in 92 or 93 (I don't remember exactly when). Their ideas were shot down by the insurance lobby and the Republicans in congress.

Bill Clinton's health care initiative was defeated by republicans in congress and insurance companies' voter education advertisements. It is the most famously successful special interest victory in history.

Where were YOU? She and Bill fought long and hard for affordable health care.

Do you not realize that this country is politically anti-universal health coverage - we are too concerned with capitalistic gain.

BUT perhaps, with some compromise this time around she may have better success.........Medicare so-called reform has opened a lot of peoples eyes and ears and showcased the terrible state of affairs.

I believe that Hillary was, in fact, put in charge of attempting to to provide health care to every American.

However, the shrill Republican outcry soon put a stop to any progress she could have made.

So it wasn't Hillary who wasn't concerned.

Why wasn't George Bush concerned with affordable health care until the democrats took over congress?