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Health Affairs, 26, no. 6 (2007):
w697-w702
(Published online 16 October 2007)
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.6.w697
© 2007 by Project HOPE
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INTERVIEW
Comprehensive Health Care Reform In Vermont: A Conversation With Governor Jim Douglas
James Maxwell
In this conversation, Vermonts Republican governor, Jim Douglas, discusses his role in and views on the states comprehensive health reforms adopted in 2006. The reforms are designed to provide universal access to coverage, improve the quality and performance of the health care system, and promote health and wellness across the lifespan. He describes the specific features of the reforms, the plan for their financing, and the difficult compromises that had to be reached with the Democratically controlled legislature. He talks about his need, as governor, to balance the goals of health reform against other state priorities such as education and economic development.

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