Former President Bill Clinton introduced a healthcare security proposal in 1993, which was his attempt at fundamental reform of the American healthcare system (Longest, 2010). In January 1993, Clinton announced that he would assemble a team of experts to examine the issue of health care costs and develop a plan to propose to Congress (Bok, 1998). On September 22, 1993, Clinton then gave a speech to Congress announcing this new health plan (Bok, 1993). In her speech, Clinton urged lawmakers to “fix a health care system that is badly broken, ensuring every American has health security, health care that is always there, health care that can never be taken away” (Bok , 1993). In his speech he also mentioned that healthcare was uncertain and too expensive, too wasteful and too bureaucratic: “It has too much fraud and too much greed” (Rample, 2009). During the development of the bill, President Clinton had his wife Hillary Clinton also work closely on the bill. Hillary led the Clinton administration's health care reform efforts (Alan, 2008). For 8 months, Hillary and her team spoke with thousands of Americans to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of the healthcare system (Rample, 2009). Hillary met with over 1,000 health organizations and spoke with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical company representatives, as well as uninsured Americans and insured Americans (Rample, 2009). Hillary and her team received over 7,000 letters from citizens telling their stories about their healthcare experiences (Rample, 2009). During Clinton's speech, she mentioned an individual who had sent a letter about her health situation and her name was Kerry Kennedy. Kennedy was a small business owner who employed…half the paper…the administration has learned from Clinton's mistakes and more progress can be made. Works CitedBok, D. (1998). The great healthcare debate of 1993-94. Retrieved from http://www.upenn.edu/pnc/ptbok.htmlKantz, A. (February 25, 2008). Why Clinton's 1993 health care reform plan failed. Retrieved from http://alankatzpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/why-clintons-1993-health-care-reform-plan-failed/Klein, E. (January 20, 2008). The lessons of '94. The American perspective. Retrieved from http://prospect.org/article/lessons-94Longest, B., (2010). Health policy in the United States. (5th edition). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/bill-clinton-on-health-care-1993/Smith, Karl. (October 27, 2007). Why is healthcare reform so difficult to achieve? Retrieved from http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/285/138/