What was the goal of healthcare reform efforts in the 1990s?
1. Making healthcare affordable, comprehensive, and accessible
2. Allocating health resources based on priority needs
3. Providing government-subsidized healthcare
4. Ensuring all citizens had health insurance
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Explanation: 1. Healthcare reforms of the 1990s were initiated with the goal of making healthcare affordable, comprehensive, and accessible to all.
2. Allocation of healthcare resources based on priority needs was not the goal of the 1990s healthcare reforms.
3. Healthcare reforms were not undertaken to provide government-subsidized healthcare.
4. The goal was not so much for all citizens to have health insurance, but to make sure healthcare was affordable and accessible.
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