by- Suzie-Q @ 4:18 PM MST
WASHINGTON — In 1994, doctors and other medical professionals were up in arms over “Hillarycare,” the universal health-care plan that was drafted under the former first lady’s leadership.
Health industry representatives were excluded from the task force that devised the plan, prompting groups such as the American Medical Association to withdraw support for the proposal and label it too heavy-handed, costly and complex.
Today, Hillary Clinton is the Democratic presidential front-runner, and she tops all candidates with nearly $1 million in contributions from doctors and other health professionals, according to The Center for Responsive Politics, a nonprofit group that monitors political contributions.
Her transformation from health-industry punch line to candidate emeritus on health care is a byproduct of the changing political climate that’s pushed health care to the forefront of voter concerns.
The combination of spiraling costs, declining employer coverage and growing numbers of Americans without health insurance has prompted consumers, employers, lawmakers and the medical industry to call for change.
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it’s a personal bias on my part i know- but there isn’t anything that is going to be fixed here in america for a long time. we have to change what we have from the top down and from the inside out. we have to slow global warming and while i am sorry that millions of people- me and mine included- are without insurance and can’t afford healthcare- we really have bigger fish to fry at this present moment. social issues have to be prioritized behind the biggest issues. prioritizing is tough when there is so much to be fixed.