Article: Is Hillary Using 9/11 To Expand Federal Role in Health Care?

There are signs in the Senate record of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D.-N.Y.) that she has never abandoned her dream of federalizing the U.S. health care system.

In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Clinton has pushed an escalating series of proposals to make the federal government the funder and regulator of new health care programs for "first responders" and others who may suffer ailments as a result of the attacks.

Few conservatives would argue that such ailments should not be monitored by the government, or that there is no federal role in helping those afflicted. But many potential victims of 9/11-related ailments already have private health insurance, or are eligible for ...

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