What were some of the distinguishing features of the Congresses and political landscapes in the 1965, 1981, 1993, and 2009 time periods? How did these features enable, impede, or influence health policy developments? In what ways were the health policy objectives and priorities of Presidents Johnson, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama similar? Different?

Module 1 Discussion Note: In this discussion, each student is to answer all of the questions in the initial post and to formulate responses to classmates for each of the questions. What were some of the distinguishing features of the Congresses and political landscapes in the 1965, 1981, 1993, and 2009 time periods? How did these features enable, impede, or influence health policy developments? In what ways were the health policy objectives and priorities of Presidents Johnson, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama similar? Different?