Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Doing Too Much, Too Fast: The Lessons Clinton Learned From Hillarycare's Failure
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich remembers the day 23 years ago when Hillary Clinton, notebook in hand, came to see him and other senior Republicans to talk about "Hillarycare." It was early 1993. Clinton, on behalf of her husband, then-President Bill Clinton, was leading a healthcare reform drive that vaulted her onto the national stage. Hillarycare would famously collapse after a fierce debate. In interviews with Reuters, some participants looked back on it as a crucible for the Democratic presidential front-runner that helped shape her approach to politics and governing. (Drawbaugh and Milliken, 6/6)
Meanwhile, an adviser says Clinton supports the administration's Medicare reimbursement changes, and a look at the nurses union ardently supporting Bernie Sanders in California —
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton supports in principle the Obama administration’s Medicare proposal to change the way drugs administered in hospital and physicians’ offices are reimbursed, according to an outside advisor to the Clinton campaign. Clinton supports the overall structure and purpose of the proposal, but like several Democrats in Congress, she believes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should consider making changes, said Chris Jennings, a health expert, in an interview with Morning Consult. (Owens, 6/7)
If Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are polling near neck-and-neck in California, the first union in the nation to back Sanders — the National Nurses United (NNU) — will proudly take its share of the credit. (Guillermo, 6/6)
