Voters and Health Care in the 1996 Election

OVER THE past decade, health care has emerged as an important issue for voters in national elections. 1,2 As a result, political leaders from both parties have been shown to pay increasing attention to the views of voters when selecting their health care priorities and positions for the next administration and Congress. 3,4 What message about health care policy should our elected officials, the health care community, and the American people take...