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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	New Online   Getting Health Reform Done   After the State of the Union   Incremental Reform   E-Health in Developing World   Most-Read Articles in 2009

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Comprehensive Health Care Reform In Vermont: A Conversation With Governor Jim Douglas

James Maxwell

In this conversation, Vermont’s Republican governor, Jim Douglas, discusses his role in and views on the state’s 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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