The Lessons of “Lesson Drawing”

How the Obama Administration Attempted to Learn from Failure of the Clinton Health Plan

Bibliographic Data

ID12178263
AuthorsKevin P Donnelly (0000-0003-4093-7132, Bridgewater State University, corresponding author), David A Rochefort (0000-0001-7004-535X, Universidad del Noreste)
Year2012
Volume24
Issue2
Pages184-223
Publication date2012-03-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Policy History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0898-0306 • E-ISSN: 1528-4190
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0898030612000024
OpenAlexW2100083463
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited15

The article examines the role of historical insights in the creation of U.S. healthcare policy. Particular focus is given to the influence of former U.S. President Bill Clinton's 1993-1994 attempts at healthcare reform on the policies of U.S. President Barack Obama. It is suggested that while the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care act of 2010 was successful in many respects, the Obama administration's efforts to avoid missteps taken with Clinton's Health Security Act did not significantly aid and sometimes even hindered its progress. Details on the political strategy, policy design, and political rhetoric used by both administrations are presented. Other topics include partisan politics and the communication of policy goals to the public

Administration (probate law · Content (measure theory · Lesson plan · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Healthcare Policy and Management · History · Law · Mathematics · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration

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