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Former President Bill Clinton says President Obama’s plan less controversial than the one he pushed in 1993. In an interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta taped for CNN’s “Larry King Live,” Clinton said “We have a simpler, clearer path to the future.”
President Obama’s plan avoids some of the more controversial aspects of that effort by offering people the chance to buy into the federal government insurance plan. After undergoing fine-tuning during the primary, Obama’s plan offers the chance to buy into same coverage as federal employees.
According to Clinton, “The politics and the economics are much better now and the policies are better.” “They’ve made advances over where we were.” The political climate is different now. The House and Senate Democrats hold majorities, meaning fewer Republican votes are required to reach the 60 votes needed to avoid a Senate filibuster.
The key take away from the Clinton interview? There is consensus across key stakeholders in business, health insurances companies, providers, and some Republicans to provide coverage for the uninsured. How will this coverage be provided? How will it be funded? It’s too early to tell with competing perspectives on how to structure this coverage for the 47 million uninsured Americans.
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