Altman Part 1

This book has a very different approach as compared to the other books. Altman takes a more political approach in the book. He discussed the time when he was working for President Nixon and they, along with secretary Casper Weinberger, to work with Senator Kennedy and Wilbert mills to see if they could come up with a combined plan. They were very discreet with their meetings, so they met at a church. This all fell apart when each of them would leave a go their separate ways. I feel that their plan did not work out because they all were involved in politics and because to running for re elections and campaigning, I feel that their ultimate goal of universal health care was “back seated” while everything else they considered to be important was front-loaded. This idea would be a great one if it could be accomplished one day, but every major groups supports universal coverage but if it has a negative impact on themselves then they just want thing to remain the same. Cost is the biggest issue on both ends, citizens in the U.S. cannot afford healthcare and doctors, and insurance companies do not want to lower there prices/ completely cover patients.