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To: Paul Kern who wrote (94443)	11/6/2008 5:43:24 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 541777

Bravo! ``The question is no longer whether we will pursue health reform, but when and exactly in what form,'' said Myers, speaking at a forum organized by the Washington policy group Families USA. ``It's the first, second and third item on our committee's agenda.'' Kennedy's committee, trying to avoid repeating Hillary Clinton's failed attempt to rework health care in 1993-94 during her husband Bill's first term as president, is talking with different advocacy and interest groups to produce a plan with broad support. Change Anticipated Health-care providers and policy groups know the status quo isn't acceptable, said Ron Pollack, Families USA's executive director. ``There is an effort to find a common ground,'' Pollack said. ``I have never seen such interest in getting to `yes.''' For those who may not know, the phrase "getting to 'yes'" is the title of a book on mediation that is deservedly well known to students of the process. Just the fact that Pollack uses the phrase encourages me, as the process described by the book is the antithesis of the modus operandi of the Bush admin, as well as the process that Clinton used back in '93-94. One of the leading strictures is to think not only about getting something passed/agreed to but it's success in implementation, which requires buy-in by all or at least most of the leading interested parties. There has got to be a way to do this when so many people want to get it done, including most moneyed interests. Many doctors, medical equipment manufacturers, drug firms and hospitals probably aren't going to like it, it will definitely mean change and very likely less money for them (at least it should mean that).