Linda Wertheimer, NPR News

’80s Tax Bill Has Lessons For Health Care Overhaul

KFF Health News Original

In negotiating health care legislation, lawmakers might want to look back to 1986. That was the year that a Democratic House and a Republican Senate worked together to pass a tax simplification bill. A full-court press by lobbyists is usually enough to stop a bill – but it wasn’t in 1986. This story comes from our partner NPR News.