Kennedy, p.359ġ972 book, "In Critical Condition", favored national system Now been replaced by the President Carter who wanted to approach health insurance in incremental steps, over time, if certain cost containment benchmarks were met-and after the 1978 midterm elections. The Jimmy Carter who had declared that he wanted mandatory and universal coverage and had a plan that was nearly identical to mine had And Carter continued to slow down the process.īy the summer of 1978, I felt that the president was squandering a real opportunity to get something done. The moment called for bold leadership and swift action built around a single piece of legislation. That he had no intention to hammer out a legislative proposal. We negotiated long and hard in 1977 to compromise on a single-payer system and agree instead to support a plan built on our existing system of private insurance provided that coverage was mandatory and universal.
True Compass, by the late Senator Ted Kennedy: on Health Careġ977: Incremental approach instead of universal coverage
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