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Legislative Outlook: Opportunities and Challenges

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The upcoming year brings both the opportunity to address longstanding problems with the health care system and the challenges of a tightening budget. With more robust Democratic majorities in both chambers of the US Congress and a Democrat in the White House, there is great potential for passage of significant health reform efforts in 2009 and 2010. This could set the stage for legislative dynamics that are similar to those of 2003, when the Republican-controlled Congress enacted far-reaching changes in policy under the Medicare Modernization Act.

The political environments in Washington, DC, and state capitals throughout the country are dominated . . . [Click for More]

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